Ferrari 412 – Driving the rock star’s choice The Ferrari 365, 400 and 412 series are often overlooked – but they were always a rock star’s model of choice.
1928 Rolls-Royce Sports Phantom prototype – Star of India Built to see if ‘the best car in the world’ could be made even better, this Sports Phantom Prototype was first owned by an Indian maharajah.
Taking on the Pomeroy Trophy in a 1929 Frazer Nash Like the idea of motor racing but unsure how to start? Try entering the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Pomeroy Trophy, suggests Mark Dixon in Octane 240.
Jay Leno takes us for a ride in his 1941 fire truck What’s the best classic bang for your buck? A fire truck, says Jay Leno, especially when it has a V12
Ferrari 250 GT Zagato – Rhapsody in Blue One of the rarest and most beautiful Ferraris, this Zagato-bodied 250GT garners awards wherever it is shown.
Bugatti type 35A – first of the few In 1925, Bugatti offered a more customer-friendly version of its Type 35 Grand Prix car, which it named the 35A. Mark Dixon drives the prototype.
Lamborghini Silhouette – Out of the shadows The Silhouette is the rarest Lamborghini of the classic era – and that’s a shame, reckons Mark Dixon after driving a superb survivor.
2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre: New electric coupe driven Over a century after Charles Rolls predicted the rise of the electric car, Rolls-Royce has delivered. Spectre is the marque’s first all-electric model
Datsun 240Z Super Samuri – Ahead by a nose Legendary Datsun tuner Spike Anderson built only one ‘G-nose’ Super Samuri 240Z. Mark Dixon takes it on a tour of Anderson’s old haunts.
‘Babs’ back at Pendine – Land Speed Record-breaker reborn After being buried for 42 years following a fatal crash, 27-litre record-breaker ‘Babs’ was dug up and restored. Octane was there as it returned to the scene of its last run
Blower Bentley continuation – clone vs real deal Does Bentley’s Blower Continuation measure up to the original? We compare one of the dozen to the genuine article to find out
Lagonda LG45 Rapide – undiluted class One of the most flamboyant British cars of the 1930s, this Lagonda LG45 Rapide was well used by its first owner – who overcame serious adversity to drive it
