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20 YEARS IN PICTURES
When Octane was launched in 2003, the cornerstones of its philosophy were superb design and photography plus game-changing cars and stories. Here are just a few highlights…
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COMING UP…
Many will already be looking forward to a very special Le Mans Classic, but there’s lots more happening in the coming weeks
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MG: the resurgence
Exclusive UK preview of new Cyberster reveals a vision for the near future that draws on MG’s illustrious past
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Nominate now for top awards
Have your say in shortlisting the best of the classic car world
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Finding the Glas ceiling
Paul Bussey bought his dream microcar at the second time of asking
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Chris Bucknall
Former documentary maker, scriptwriter and producer who set up V Management seven years ago
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JAY LENO
The Collector
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DEREK BELL
The Legend
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STEPHEN BAYLEY
The Aesthete
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ROBERT COUCHER
The Driver
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BEYOND THE ULTIMATE
To many, the Ferrari 250 GT0 is the unsurpassed peak of all things automotive. But even Ferrari tried to improve on it, and chassis 5575GT is the last of all. Marc Sonnery delves into its incredible history
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BRUSSELS POUTS
Sir William Lyons didn’t have the monopoly on making the most stylish Jaguar XK120, as these Belgian coachbuilt examples prove
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LAUGH RIOT
Nothing funny about the Zagato-bodied Lancia Hyena, though few cars will make you grin more broadly. Glen Waddington takes the wheel
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COOL RUNNINGS
A frozen lake in St Moritz and Mercedes-Benz’s own homage to the long lost Paul O’Shea 300 SLS racer? Sounds like the perfect job for Massimo Delbò
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THE ITALIAN JOB
Henry Ford II himself commissioned Cisitalia to build the 808. Ford’s first sports car? Time to lay bare a real rarity
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Matthew Humphries
He made his name at Morgan while still a student, and is now the design force behind his own watch firm
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HIS LAST LANDY
This Series IIA was the last Land Rover owned by the company’s former chairman, Spencer Wilks, the man who steered Rover into a golden age. Mark Dixon drives it
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INSPIRED BY ISLAY
Fancy a very fast, very exclusive yet understated Defender that’s built by Land Rover? Step this way
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OVERDRIVE
Itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny etceterini
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Betty Haig
Few women have lived a life as fast as this life-long racer
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Bowler hat
From Chaplin to Churchill, the reinforced titfer has moved well beyond The City
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Dr Rebecca Struthers, a modern-day polymath
There’s no stopping this multi-talented watchmaker
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Powermatic Cal.481
Instant cognoscenti status, affordably
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Glamour Road: Color, Fashion, Style, and the Mid-Century Automobile
JEFF STORK & TOM DOLLE, Schiffer, £59.99, ISBN 978 0 7643 6390 0
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1962 FERRARI 250GT LUSSO
By KK Scale Price £87.50 Material Diecast
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Rally heroes thrill at Goodwood
Monte Carlo Rally stars shine at Bonhams’ Members’ Meeting sale
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1931 Chrysler CG Imperial
Gooding & Company, Lynchburg, Virginia
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Number one with a Bullitt
RM Sotheby’s, Monterey, California, USA 18-19 August
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AUCTION DIARY
Please confirm details with auction houses before travelling
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1962 Jaguar E-type ‘CUT 8’
POA from Fiskens, London, UK
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Matra-Simca Bagheera
Still the best value mid-engined, three-seater sports car you can buy
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Renata Fernandes
Brazilian hotelier, entrepreneur and curator of the automotive-themed Sleeping With Art
