Octane September 2004
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Octane |
| Published date | 01/09/2004 |
| Pages | 171 |
Articles
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| 50 | XK Excess - Jaguar XKSS - Take a Le Mans winner and offer it in a roadgoing version. Impossible? Not so. Jaguar did it with the XKSS in 1957. | Features | 8 |
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| 60 | 40 Years on - Porsche 911 RS - Porsche’s 911 has had over four decades to mature. We compared one of the first hot versions with the legendary 2.7 RS Carrera and the new GT3 RS to see whether it has grown up yet. Porsche 911T, Porsche 911 RS Touring, Porsche 911 GT3RS. |
Features | 9 |
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| 70 | Back to the Future - New Porsche 911 - The sixth generation of 911 has outwardly returned to its classic style but now makes more use of technology than ever before. | Features | 3 |
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| 74 | Better by Design - Talbot 105 - These two Talbot 105s were the product of one man’s vision, determination and engineering genius, and proof that virtue sometimes does go unrewarded. | Features | 7 |
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| 82 | Hill Climb Blues - Goodwood Drive - Given the keys to a C-Type Jaguar and told to race it up the Goodwood course in front of 50,000 visitors, how brave would you be? | Features | 4 |
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| 86 | Giulietta Spider - Alfa Romeo Giulietta - When an open-top version of Alfa Romeo’s Giulietta was asked for, both Bertone and Pinninfarina were invited to produce designs. These are two of the rarely-seen prototypes. | Features | 8 |
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| 96 | Scarlet Fever - Ferrari 750 Monza - It has just four cylinders, it’s nearly 50 years old, but it will pull over 160mph and it’s stunningly beautiful - the Ferrari 750 Monza is the archetypal 1950s road racer. | Features | 7 |
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| 104 | The Racers - Hot Rods - Interests in Hot Rods and Customs first peaked in the 1950s. Now it is enjoying a revival as 40-somethings discover they have the cash to re-live their youth, or to get the car they always wanted. Long-time US hot-rodder Ken Gross explains. | General interest | 5 |
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| 110 | New Vroom - Le Mans Coupé - South African manufacturer Superformance has swept through the Shelby Daytona Coupé of legend and, with the original designer, created a 200mph road car. This is the exclusive first test of the UK Version. | Features | 6 |
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| 120 | The New Space Race - July marked the 35th anniversary of men landing on the moon for the first time; now a $10 million prize has prompted new efforts to launch into space. | General interest | 4 |
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| 124 | Classic Bike - Vincent Black Shadow - Quiet, reliable, beautifully constructed and supremely fast, the Black Shadow fully justifies its place at the top of the classic motorcycle tree. | Features | 1 |
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| 128 | Classic Driver - Triumph TR6 - When the E-Type has broken down again and you can’t afford to service the Ferrari, get behind the wheel of a TR6. It’s fast fun that won’t leave you furious. | Features | 1 |
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