Octane Magazine - April 2024

In this issue

250 - CELEBRATION!

FERRARI 250GT ZAGATO - In California with a rare concours-winner

THE PACE RACE - From 200 to 250mph and more on the road

THE 250MPH PIONEERS - On land, on sea, in the air and on two wheels

MASERATI 250F - Racer of choice for all the great drivers

THE 250CC HERO - Honda RC166, ten-time World Champion

THE FINEST 250S - Iconic objects of desire explored

250BHP FOR THE PEOPLE - Mitsubishi Evo VI meets Impreza Type RA STi

PLUS
ALFA ROMEO 8C 2300
MATRA-BONNET DJET
THE OCTANE INTERVIEW with Micky Pople
JAGUAR SS100S
ALFA JUNIOR ZAGATO IN JAPAN

Mullin UK still 'on' despite US closure

Those close to the £150m scheme claim collector's passing will not derail it

3 mins

Royal appointment

Salon Privé gears up for its London spectacular

2 mins

Mongolian madness

George Ratcliffe's first proper drive in his newly purchased Bentley was across Mongolia

3 mins

Richard Hammond

Top Gear and The Grand Tour star who now runs DriveTribe and The Smallest Cog classic vehicle restoration workshop

2 mins

JAY LENO: The Collector

'THERE ARE NO SPARE PARTS, YOU MAKE THEM YOURSELF. WE DID THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE WE GOT IT RIGHT'

4 mins

DEREK BELL: The Legend

'60 YEARS AGO I WON MY FIRST RACE AND IN DOING SO MY WORLDVIEW TILTED ON ITS AXIS'

4 mins

STEPHEN BAYLEY: The Aesthete

'THE PARKING SPACE OUTSIDE MIGHT ALREADY HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY ONE OF THE DAVE CLARK FIVE IN A MINI COOPER'

3 mins

ROBERT COUCHER: The Driver

'WHEN I ARRIVED IN LONDON IN THE 1990S, THE STREETS WERE LINED WITH CHOCOLATE BROWN CLASSICS'

3 mins

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

One of the rarest and most beautiful Ferraris, this Zagato-bodied 250GT garners awards wherever it is shown. But its owner is not afraid to use it, as Mark Dixon finds out

7 mins

THE PACE RACE

How the supercar arms race dashed from 200mph to 250mph - and more...

4 mins

THE SPEED KINGS

These are the brave knights of air, land, sea and two wheels who were first to crack the magic 250mph mark

7 mins

WINNING WAYS

A mainstay of Formula 1 grids for longer than any rival, the Maserati 250F powered the true greats of racing to championship domination. This is its story

8 mins

TINY GIANT

Only 250cc, but ten straight race victories thanks to six cylinders, six carburettors and six exhaust pipes! This is the rival-slaying Honda RC166

2 mins

OCTANE'S FAVOURITE 250s

No celebration of Octane's 250th issue would be complete without venturing a little off-piste!

2 mins

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Two legends of the rally stage also make for democratically enjoyable road cars: the Subaru Impreza Turbo and Mistubishi Lancer Evo

8 mins

BACK AGAIN FOR MORE

This Le Mans-winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato Spider appeared in the very first issue of Octane. More than 20 years on, Robert Coucher acquaints himself and finally gets behind the wheel

10 mins

LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE

The René Bonnet Djet was the world's first mid-engined production road car. Glen Waddington enjoys a momentous French Lotus rival

8 mins

Micky Pople

Octane meets the 95-year-old and talks about his life with the stars as one of Bristol's Filton Fliers'

8 mins

LONG-TERM LEGENDS

These two SS100 Jaguars have been in the hands of well-known and dedicated enthusiasts for five decades and more. Chris Mann divulges their entertaining histories

8 mins

OUR MAN IN JAPAN

James Elliott joins an exclusive Japanese classic tour in an exquisite Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1600

9 mins

OCTANE CARS

OWNING+ DRIVING + MAINTAINING

9 mins

Lucy O'Reilly Schell

The first American woman to compete in a Grand Prix was also a distinguished rally driver and team owner

4 mins

Atomium

An iron molecule, 100m tall and scaled-up 165billion times, was the future in ’58

3 mins

The Valjoux 7750

Rendered obsolete in the late 1970s, Edmond Capt's wonder movement is not only back, but selling 200,000 units a year

3 mins

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Octane Magazine is a British car magazine that focuses on classic and performance cars. It was launched in 2003 and is currently published monthly by Autovia Limited.

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