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Goodwood Revival Meeting • 6-8 September

Salon Privé • 28-31 August

The Month in Pictures

Dates for your diary

BOOK NOW! • Some of these events may seem a long way off, but you’ll need to secure your place now if you want to take part

Salon Privé takes off with MotorAvia party • How a slice of Monterey glamour landed at an airport in Oxford

Act now, the Awards nominations close soon!

Gooding & Co snapped up

New face at StarterMotor

J40s take over Pall Mall

Best of the Best is a Duesie

Ginetta’s roadgoing beast

Turkish speed exhibition

Karting for Bicester

Rhode Island reds

Electric Meyers Manx

European excellence

Beaulieu’s new branding

Alain Cerf b.1934

Racers at the Petersen

Sidecar heroes recognised

Alex Xydias b.1922

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Jay Leno • Restoration: it’s all about knowing the right people

Derek Bell • Monterey evokes memories for Britain’s favourite endurance racer

Stephen Bayley • Ford isn’t stupid – but is the new Capri a mistake repeated?

Robert Coucher • ‘I could’ve been a contender!’ insists our man. Or maybe not…

LETTER OF THE MONTH wins a Ruark R1 Bluetooth Radio, worth £239 • The R1 is perfectly proportioned, beautifully made and deceptively powerful. It’s the perfect bedroom, kitchen or workshop radio.

Letters

LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO vs AUDI R8 SUPERCARS • As Lamborghini and Audi wave goodbye to V10 power, Octane looks back on two seminal supercars – both of which are now more affordable than ever before

V10 TECH • Engineering expert John Judd explains why V10s were in vogue

A POWERHOUSE FOR EVERY OCCASION ENGINES FOR ALL • Not only supercars, but GTs, saloons, estates, SUVs… even pick-ups

FORMULA 1’S BEST-SOUNDING ERA IN RACING • On grids packed with 3.5-litre engines of all kinds, the V10s ruled – then became mandatory. James Page explains all

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE • A ‘preservation class’ Bugatti Type 59 has broken the mould by winning the Pebble Beach Concours. This is its incredible back story

PRESERVATION OR RESTORATION • The Bugatti Type 59’s historic victory at Pebble Beach has prompted much discussion. Nathan Chadwick investigates

THE STATE OF PLAY AFTER MONTEREY • Will this year’s docile US auctions have ramifications for the entire classic car market? Rob Sass investigates

A & Ω • The Jensen FF was more motoring prophet than messiah, but this very early example and the very last one built encapsulate five years of trailblazing

John Fitzpatrick • From saloons to GTs, Britain to Bathurst and beyond, few have raced more globally – or more successfully

BANZAI!

A VERY SECRET SERVICE • One man’s very personal ‘Bond DB5’ project was born out of Covid lockdown frustration.

SALES REP BONUS • Take a humble repmobile, fit a V8, go racing: that’s the story of South Africa’s Ford Sierra XR8, a car so entertaining that its creator retired with one

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS • Ferrari’s 250 Monza Spyder mixed lightweight bodywork with heavyweight power. Then this one took things a stage further

Gamblin’ man • 2005 Maserati 4200GT Cambiocorsa

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

Different churches • 1927 Ford...