Octane June 2005
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Octane |
| Published date | 01/06/2005 |
| Pages | 180 |
Articles
| Page | Title | Type | Length | Options |
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| 1 | Supplement - Art & Collectibles Summer 2005. | General interest | 36 |
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| 38 | Yesterday's rubbish - Has become today's desirable automobilia. Packaging from motoring consumables has become highly collectable, often as the finishing touch to a period garage to house a classic car or bike. | General interest | 3 |
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| 54 | Aston Martin pride and prejudice - You’d pay twice as much for an Aston Martin DB6 as you would for a DBS - but why? It’s time a few bar-room myths were laid to rest. | Features | 9 |
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| 64 | Sebring & Le Mans Weekend Racers - Geographically - and culturally - they’re separated by a huge distance, but the marathon races at Sebring and Le Mans have more in common than you might think. | Events | 4 |
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| 68 | Nippon tuck - The must-have convertible for 2005 could be Nissan’s soft-top version of its acclaimed 350Z coupé. Octane flew to Japan to try it out on its home territory. | Features | 4 |
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| 72 | Xrated - Louis Delage built four Type X race cars for an important race in 1911. This one was the winner. | Features | 7 |
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| 80 | Spirit Burners - Maserati 4CM v Era B-Type - To the uninitiated they may look low-tech compared with today’s Formula One cars, but getting the best out of these methanol-fuelled 1930s racers is far from simple. | Features | 11 |
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| 92 | Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America - It looked outrageously transatlantic in the mid-1950s but this open Lancia has aged beautifully as Spider-owner Ian Fraser can attest. | Features | 7 |
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| 100 | The last Bugatti - A chance discovery in a French motor accessories shop led John Barton to recreate the road car that Bugatti never quite finished. Bugatti 252 Replica | Features | 3 |
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| 106 | California dreaming in St Tropez - Attendance at this party was by invitation only - and you had to own a Ferrari 250 Spyder California in order to come along. | General interest | 1 |
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| 108 | Blacker than a pirate’s heart - A 1940s-style roadster with chromed suspension and a brand new Chevy 350cu-in V8? Welcome to the modern face of hot rodding, | Features | 5 |
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| 128 | Buying Guide - Mercedes-Benz SL 1971-89 - Built up to a standard rather than down to a price, Mercedes SL is as impressive now as it was 30 years ago. | Features | 4 |
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