TVR Cerbera 4.5 Red Rose Lightweight – Blackpool Shock TVR stunned the world with its radical Cerbera. Matthew Hayward experiences the most outrageous of all, the 4.5 Red Rose Lightweight, and lives to tell the tale
Ferrari 512BB – driving the 188mph Poster star This very Ferrari 512BB appeared on a poster to advertise its 188mph top speed. Can it still promise such thrills today? Robert Coucher drives the star of many a bedroom wall
Matra-Bonnet Djet – 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.
Ralph Lauren Tour d’Elegance – driving an Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1600 in Japan James Elliott joins an exclusive Japanese classic tour in an exquisite Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1600
Iso Grifo Convertible – Lifting the lid on a mystery If you have ever seen an Iso Grifo in profile, you will almost certainly have asked yourself what it could have been like as a convertible. Here’s the answer.
Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Stradale – rally giant on the road In the days immediately before Quattro, Fiat dominated the World Rally Championship and competition begat a beguiling road car Fog,Unreasonable, unseasonable fog. … <a href="https://www.octane-magazine.com/articles/features/fiat-131-abarth-rally-stradale-rally-giant-on-the-road/"></a>
Renault 5 Turbo – Rough diamond Homologation specials were nothing new in 1980, but few had turned a shopping car into such a beast, or transformed it so thoroughly in the process
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato – defender of the faith The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato has matured from its slightly awkward beginnings. Does that make it a bargain compared with the … <a href="https://www.octane-magazine.com/articles/features/aston-martin-v8-vantage-zagato-defender-of-the-faith/"></a>
De Tomaso Pantera vs Iso Grifo vs Jensen Interceptor – hybrid heaven Three cars styled by Italian coachbuilders and powered by American V8s, and yet each very different in character. Individual takes on the GT theme from De Tomaso, Iso and Jensen
