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COMING UP… • Shows, tours, rallies and race meetings are coming thick and fast now, both at home and further afield

WEST COUNTRY TOUR • ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY FOR A WEEKEND DRIVING ADVENTURE FRIDAY – SUNDAY / 07 – 09 JULY

Mullin museum is back on! • Huge Oxfordshire project bounces back with a new driving force, a revised masterplan and fresh planning permission

NEWS FEED

A shed full of promise • Derby’s new classic hub will be a training centre, too

Obituaries

How low can you go? • Dougie McColm’s Mercedes raises spirits and eyebrows

Hire cars

Kevin Rice • The former chief creative officer of Pininfarina has been sparkling in automotive design since 1986

JAY LENO • The Collector

DEREK BELL • The Legend

STEPHEN BAYLEY • The Aesthete

ROBERT COUCHER • The Driver

Publicising the Puma

THE TRUTH BEHIND THE HYPE • The McLaren F1 lays claim to being the greatest road car of all time. Three decades on, Octane calls two key witnesses, best placed to give evidence in its cause

JUDGE JAY • Octane columnist Jay Leno bought his McLaren F1 in 1999 – and explains why it’s still one of the favourites in his 180-strong collection

Sweet Swiss Style • The ultimate pre-war MG wasn’t a sports car but an ultra-rare, long lost drophead coupé designed to entice Bentley customers. Peter Tomalin drives a stunning recreation

LEARNING CURVES • Like the idea of motor racing but unsure how to start? Try entering the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Pomeroy Trophy, suggests Mark Dixon

FOR TRUCK’S SAKE • Mercedes-Benz’s W115 saloon was renowned around the world as a taxi. But in Argentina it became more useful as La Pick-up. Melanie May investigates

1 FOR THE ROAD • Subaru won multiple rally titles with the Impreza, but the P1 was developed purely for British roads by Prodrive. Matthew Hayward finds out what makes it so special

John Heffernan • The designer best-known for his work with Bentley and Aston Martin sets the record straight

PLUS POINTS • This fabled Lawrence Tune Morgan Plus 4 has been competing in top-flight events for six decades. Julian Balme unravels its incredible history

NOT F-ADE AWAY • Jaguar will soon be electric-only. James Elliott enjoys a final fling across Spain in its petrol-snorting, 567bhp, supercharged V8 F-type

What lies beneath • 1969 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER VELOCE

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

Tyred and frustrated • 1967 MERCEDES 230 & 1985 MERCEDES 240TD

Youth reclaimed • 1997 PEUGEOT 306 GTI-6

All the car I need • 1999 PORSCHE BOXSTER

Into the sunset • 1966 FORD MUSTANG 289

OTHER NEWS

Keeping tradition alive • 2022 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA SWB ZAGATO

Light fantastic • 1965 MINI COOPER S

Large and larger • 2023 DEFENDER 90 AND 130

Gordon Wilkins • The doyen of British motoring journalists was witness to some key moments in automotive – and world – history

Tommy Gun • The gangster’s favourite, nicknamed after its creator rather than the British WW2 Tommies whose lives depended on it

Gérald Genta – not so Mickey Mouse • Arguably the first modern watch designer, whose influence lives on today

Universal appeal • A Polerouter for every taste and budget

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