Octane January 2008
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Octane |
| Published date | 01/01/2008 |
| Pages | 204 |
Articles
| Page | Title | Type | Length | Options |
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| 66 | Brains vs Brawn - Twenty years ago, the high-tech Porsche 959 made the aggressive Ferrari F40 look crude and outdated. But how do they fare now as modern classics, not just in terms of the driving experience but for value and practicality? | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 11 |
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| 86 | The ultimate Escort service - Forty years on, the Ford Escort is still winning rallies. But this one's got modern WRC technology in its genes - and here's how the most expensive MkIs ever were built, to be driven by Stig Blomqvist and Bjorn Waldegard in the world's toughest enduro. | Features | 7 |
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| 104 | Trio con brio - Alfa Romeo's BC model range spawned some of the most exciting cars ever produced. How exciting? Tony Dron finds out, by taking a genuine 8C 2300 Monza, an 8C 2300 Spider and the 8C-derived single-seater P3 around challenging Goodwood Circuit. | Features | 9 |
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| 116 | History in the hills - Where better to learn off-roading than an Eastnor Castle, home of Land Rover tests since the 1960s, driving the first and latest of the breed with an instructor who joined 40-odd years ago? | Features | 6 |
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| 122 | Lording it - Commissioned by a Scottish laird to carry fishing tackle around his estate, this unique Aston Martin is rarely seen in public. | Single vehicle -Reviews | 5 |
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| 132 | Buyer' guide - Audi Quattro (1980-1991) - As fast and capable as many modern performance cars, the quattro satisfies both heart and head. | Single vehicle -Reviews | 4 |
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| 140 | Octane cars - 1959 Ford-Riley Hot Rod-Matthew Howell. 1955 Triumph TR2-Malcolm Mckay. 1971 Lancia Fulvia-John Simister. 2000 MGF-Jack Carfrae. 1987 Audi Quattro Coupe-Mark Dixon. | Features | 3 |
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