Octane October 2005

Overview

Publication Details

TypeMagazine
PublisherOctane
Published date 01/10/2005
Pages196

Articles

Page Title Type Length Options
58 Sparring partners - While BMW battled with Ford in the Touring Car Championship, Porsche prepared to take on the victor - the competition gave life to two fantastic homologation specials. BMW CSL v Porsche Carrera RS Multi vehicle - Reviews 7 View
66 Spa performer - Plans to take his 1960s Porsche 912 from London to meet the 2.7 Carrera RS and BMW CSL were thrown aside when editor Coucher was offered the use of a new 911 Carrera S.  How does it compare with the 911 of 30 years ago? Features 1 View
68 Goodwood TT Contenders - The highlight of the Goodwood Revival is the annual celebration of the 100-year-old RAC TT race, where three very different machines will do battle - Cobra, Corvette and Lightweight E-type. Multi vehicle - Reviews 10 View
80 French Connection  - Citroen SM v Maserati Quattroporte - There's a French ancestor in the Maserati family tree, and it has more in common with the latest Quattroporte than you might image. Multi vehicle - Reviews 7 View
94 Ghia Supersonic Fiat 8V - Fiat's Ottovu was the basis for some of Italy's most dramatic coachwork during the 1950s - yet it owed its existence to an engine created for a humble four-door saloon. Features 7 View
102 E-mails from the edge - The Rallye des Alpes: 1914km, 17 nationalities, six days, five countries, three rescue trucks and one Bugatti. Events 3 View
106 Hawthorn's Haunts - Britain's first Formula One World Champion cut his racing teeth in a 16-year-old Riley Imp, and you might say it's been in the family ever since. Features 7 View
114 The plight of the Bluebird - More than four years since Bluebird K7 was recovered from Coniston Water, it remains locked away while arguments rage over what to do with it.  A lottery bid seemed the answer but, on August 4 of this year, the funding was turned down... Features 5 View
130 Buying guide - Bentley MkVI 1946-1952 - Introduced as an affordable Bentley, the MKVI is still one of the least expensive ways into classic Bentley ownership - but don't let that kid you into a really cheap one. Features 4 View

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