Octane July 2006
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Octane |
| Published date | 01/07/2006 |
| Pages | 196 |
Articles
| Page | Title | Type | Length | Options |
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| 38 | New car news - Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano, Porsche 911 Turbo. | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 3 |
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| 64 | British le Mans - Although it's hosted by the French, the Le Mans 24 Hours has been a favourite 'British' event ever since a Bentley won in 1924. The British have been coming back ever since. | General interest | 9 |
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| 74 | Alternative visions - Audi's diesel-engined R10 is tipped to win this year's Le Mans - but it's far from being the first racer to break with convention. | General interest | 5 |
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| 80 | Driving Miss Agatha - 1907 Renault - Renault won the first-ever Grand Prix, but the winning car is long lost. Its nearest surviving relative still exists - so we took it onto the original Grand Prix circuit. | Single vehicle -Reviews | 4 |
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| 86 | Estate of grace - Octane trues a unique shooting brake, crafted many miles from Newport Pagnell but as sharp and uncompromising as the William Towns original. Aston Martin Lagonda shooting brake. | Single vehicle -Reviews | 5 |
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| 96 | Ferrari 410 Superamerica - Winner of best in Show at this year's Villa d'Este concours, this Pininfarina-bodied 4.9-litre Ferrari represented the very height of luxury and power in the late-1950s. | Single vehicle -Reviews | 7 |
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| 104 | Best of three - Which is best: original or restored? Octane drive three fine XK Jaguars to visit former works racer Ian Stewart - including the XK120 Coupé used by Stewart as an everyday car 50 years ago. 1953 Jaguar XK120 FHC, 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster, 1958 Jaguar XK150 FHC 3.4 | Multi vehicle - Reviews | 7 |
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| 124 | Rocket to Brunel's fireworks - Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed some of the most substantial yet elegant works of engineering ever made. To mark his 200th birthday we took another hefty piece of British engineering to the sites of his greatest achievements. | Features | 4 |
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| 132 | Octane cars - 1965 Porsche 912-Robert Coucher, BMW Z4M-Mark Dixon, 1958 BMW R50-David Brownell. | Restoration | 2 |
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| 134 | Buying guide - TVR Griffith 1991-2001 - The Griffith led a new generation of rip-snorting TVRs. Now they're down to £12,000 for a decent 4-litre model, and more robust than you might expect. | Features | 4 |
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