In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Octane UK

• Ferrari’s Le Mans legend
   Up close and personal with a very special 275P: the only car ever to win the 24 Hours twice
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• Ignition
  EVENTS + NEWS + OPINION
• BOOK NOW!
  Secure your place; make travel plans
• It’s time to vote!
  Nominations announced for the 2026 IHMA Car of the Year trophy
• Concours events return
  Savile Row and Wilton show are back for 2027
• Three Castles expands for anniversary
  The Welsh rally is adding new events for its silver jubilee
• Jay Leno
  Time to celebrate! Analogue is back in the supercar world
• Derek Bell
  Feeling grateful for a career of variety and success
• Stephen Bayley
  Why the best days are now behind Volkswagen
• Robert Coucher
  Not all the greatest Bentleys happened on WO’s watch
• The art of racing
  Known for its distinctive livery, this McLaren F1 GTR was the prototype for the racers that targeted Le Mans glory in 1996. Now it’s broken every auction record for a British car. Damien Smith explains why
• MAKING HISTORY. AGAIN
  The ‘Allen Grant’ Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2300 is now the most expensive US car ever sold at auction. Harry Hurst explores its rich history
• Movers and shakers
  The annual Monterey sales define the collector car market – but is this year’s story quite so simple? John Mayhead examines the results
• TOP OF THE GAME
  With Lancia’s illustrious 120-year history in danger of becoming a footnote within the Stellantis Group, Octane drives a 1960 Flaminia Sport Zagato and recalls the peak of the marque
• War effort
  A humanitarian convoy from the UK to Ukraine takes much-needed vehicles to the frontline – accompanied by a 1963 Rolls-Royce that adds much-needed visibility
• WHAT’S IN A NAME?
  Alastair Caldwell and a car named after his mother
• HISTORY LESSON
  Former Jaguar Racing boss Tony Purnell scored a Pebble Beach trophy with his Jaguar C-type – and learned so much along the way
• David Lapworth
  Meet the unsung Prodrive hero who for four decades has been engineering the winning steeds of McRae, Burns and Solberg
• FIT FOR A FILM STAR
  This Duesenberg SSJ Speedster is inextricably linked with silver screen idol Clark Gable. Now it’s won at Pebble Beach
• LAST CHANCE SALOON
  Renault has doubled down on the retro hatchback revival, with stellar results. But the only way to get your old-school Régie super-saloon fix is to go back 40 years…
• TRUE ONE-OFF
  Eddie Hall’s solo Le Mans effort in 1950 has never been repeated. This faithful recreation pays homage to his heroic feat – and his Bentley’s unique spirit, too
• A FRANK ACCOUNT
  The centenarian biographer of Eddie Hall personally recalls the unique racer
• Finding a new direction home
  1969 VW Karmann Ghia Convertible
• OCTANE’S FLEET
  These are the cars run by Octane’s staff and contributors
• To begin again… again
  1968 Jensen Interceptor
• Early starter
  1985 Mercedes-Benz 240TD
• More than half a century of fun
  1958 MGA 1500
• Air apparent
  1986 Crayford Mini Mojito Mk2
• Henry J Kaiser
  Legendary American industrialist, dam builder, sometime car-maker and congenital optimist
• Andy Green OBE
  Retired British Royal Air Force fighter pilot and world Land Speed Record holder for petrol, diesel and hydrogen-powered vehicles
• Olympia
  For 140 years an innovative London exhibition space, now brought into the 21st Century
• Timing is everything
  Meet the man at the forefront of motorsport timing technology
• Universal Genève Compax
  Dubbed the ‘Nina’ in period, while the black reverse panda is known as the ‘Evil Nina’
• Records tumble during busy Monterey Week
  West Coast spectacular topped by most expensive US-built car ever to cross the block
• Love your car to the moon and back
  Piling on the miles doesn’t necessarily have the detrimental effect on value you might have imagined it would
• Rare Ferrari for Floridian sale
  Mecum, Kissimmee 16 January 2027
• Hyper-hybrids
  Broad Arrow, Knokke-Heist 9 October
• Maserati Bora
  An intended Miura and Daytona rival that can now be had for a fraction of the price
• 2015 Volkswagen XL1
  £69,950 from Wrightson Automotive, UK
• Pegaso Tipo Z-102B
  £785,000 from Heritage Classic
• Porsche 924
  Lightweight, practical and well-balanced, the affordable Porsche remains a bargain
• On the market
  Find these and more cars for sale at octane-magazine.com
• Massimo Frascella
  Massimo Frascella, Audi’s chief creative officer, shares his life and career in automobiles