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NEXT MONTH
ONE-OFF MASERATI!
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COMING UP…
Up and down the land, classics are coming out of hibernation to take part in rallies, tours, outdoor shows and race meets
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Marcello Gandini b.1938
Octane’s Massimo Delbò – who met the maestro many times – pays tribute to a car design legend who passed away on 13 March
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Dream GTO destination
Ferrari reveals special anniversary tour
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The devil all the time
For 20 years Peter Dietsch has been making supercars really earn their keep
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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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FLAMIN’ BRILLIANT!
This is the most extensive ever road test of the fire-breathing Schuppan-Porsche 962 CR. Octane puts Dickie Meaden behind the wheel of a road-legal, race-bred unicorn
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Vern’s road racer
Back in the day, Ray Hutton had unique access to the inside story of Schuppan’s 962 LM and 962 CR road cars
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Original Aussie grit…
There’s more to the man behind our cover car than meets the eye
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Only the BRAVE
This monstrous Fiat 130HP was driven to victory by Felice Nazzaro in the 1907 French Grand Prix. Massimo Delbò dons his goggles and gathers his courage
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Oliver Gavin
Le Mans’ own ‘Mr Corvette’, 51-time class-winning endurance racer Oliver Gavin has given up the driving seat to teach others how to follow in his tyre-tracks
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The Hills are alive with the sound of …
…a big-block Chevy V8 stuffed inside a flamed ’32 Ford hot rod. Mark Dixon is given a tour of Beverly Hills by long-time resident (and even-longer hot rod enthusiast) Bruce Meyer
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THE JOY OF SIX
From its brand-new post-war home in Crewe, Bentley redefined itself with the prescient MkVI sports saloon. Glen Waddington drives the desirable HJ Mulliner six-light version
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I’d drive 1000 miles for a camel…
Incredible scenery, superb roads, star drivers: join Robert Coucher for an unforgettable Arabian odyssey on the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE
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UNSUNG HERO
Join Octane at Monsanto Park, Portugal, to drive the ex-Manuel Nogueira Pinto 1961 Jaguar E-type racer – the most successful of its era
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THE GLAS CEILING
The zenith of car production by BMW’s near-neighbour could have been the flagship for all of Bavaria, says James Elliott
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OCTANE’S FLEET
These are the cars – and ’bikes – run by Octane’s staff and contributors
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John Henry Knight
He built the UK’s first petrol-powered ‘car’ – and promptly racked up the UK’s first motoring offence
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The shipping container
It would take a train 44 miles long to transport a modern container ship’s load
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Why Omega’s Chronostop deserves more love
Membership of a more iconic subgroup of Omegas might have made this watch significantly more valuable
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ONE TO WATCH Heuer 980.013
Great heritage, that ‘certain something’, and a bargain too
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1967 FERRARI 330 P4
By Werk83 Price £91.95 Material Diecast
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Record Florida sales results
…as RM Sotheby’s and Broad Arrow Auctions go head-to-head
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2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Broad Arrow Auctions, Amelia Island, Florida 1-2 March
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Scheckter’s Championship winner
RM Sotheby’s, Monaco 11 May
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One of a kind
Bonhams, Monaco 10 May
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AUCTION DIARY
Please confirm details with auction houses before travelling
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1952 Jaguar C-type
POA from Fiskens, London, UK
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Maserati Quattroporte IV
Often overlooked, so now is the time to re-assess this Italian rarity
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Dean Butler
American entrepreneur who revolutionised high-street opticians in the US, then did the same in the UK by founding Vision Express