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Le Jog, 4-7 December

COMING UP… • Sadly, we are back to warning you to check and double-check that any of these events are actually going ahead

Three-wheeling in the Garden of England • You don’t necessarily need to head to Malvern to get your Morgan fix, though you still should

Things can only get better! • Despite no sign of an end to the Covid-19 pandemic, classic fans motored optimistically into 2022

NEWS FEED • Shelby American launch; Lotuses laid to rest; Members’ Meeting highlights; Dron fundraiser; track day on the move; Campbells reunited; plus a host of events on, off or postponed

Concours tickets on sale • Salon Privé’s new London event is growing rapidly

It’s only original once • Long ago, Gary Bartlett’s original-paint E-type was green

Diners in America

Mark Burnett • Mini fanatic and Historic racer who, with his brothers, runs Burlen, the go-to place for all your British (and other) carburettor needs

JAY LENO • The Collector

DEREK BELL • The Legend

STEPHEN BAYLEY • The Aesthete

ROBERT COUCHER • The Driver

The ultimate road trip

THE BEST FOUR BY FORD BY FAR • So good, they reinvented it not once, but twice. But how much of the DNA of the original Ford GT and GT40 survives in their 21st Century reinterpretations? Time to find out

‘AND I WOULD DRIVE FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES…’ • Well, it was 1404 miles, to be exact – but covering that distance in five days meant that Mark Dixon got to know the latest Ford GT pretty well

The devil you don’t know • Not all the early history of this sinfully attractive Alfa is recorded. But maybe that’s a force for good, reckons James Elliott

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES • The BMW M3 grew from a sublime saloon to dominate Touring Car racing for five years. John Barker compares the road and track versions

LOUDER THAN LIFE • Dean Jeffries is quietly legendary in hot rod circles. This Porsche 356 four-cam suggests the volume should be turned up

Lincoln Small • If you were a British fan of hyperactive Abarths and crazy Fiats in the 1960s and 1970s, chances are you knew the founder of Radbourne Racing

When the Maestro met the Sorcerer • Success may have eluded Fangio at Le Mans, but this supercharged 1950 Gordini Type 18S berlinette left a lasting impression on him and has a unique place in Gordini’s history

Pleasantly shocked • 1955 JAGUAR XK140

OCTANE’S FLEET • These are the cars – and motorbikes – run by the magazine’s staff and contributors

OCTANE’S FLEET

Bright lights, big city • 1989 BMW 320i CONVERTIBLE

Fire and ice • 1952 PORSCHE 356 STREAMLINER

Cooking up a tasty dish • 1982 MERCEDES-BENZ500 SL

Honda hoard • 2000 HONDA INTEGRA TYPE R

OTHER NEWS

Truly unique • 1921 FORD MODEL T

Back in black • 2021 ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST BLACK BADGE

The full-on hands-on experience • 2021 PORSCHE 911 GT3

Charging ahead • 2021 KIA EV6

Back to basics • 2021 DACIA DUSTER

Margaret Allan • Code-breaker, ambulance driver – and racer who should be more celebrated

Big Ben • The bell gave its name to a clock tower that’s synonymous with London

Getting lucky • However you come across it, a watch is for wearing and not just for Christmas

Nomos Tangente Sport • It may not look massively different, but the Sport upgrade sets this watch above standard

Books

Gear

1995 SUBARU IMPREZA • By Ixo Price £79.95 Material...