Octane September 2005
Overview
Publication Details
| Type | Magazine |
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| Publisher | Octane |
| Published date | 01/09/2005 |
| Pages | 180 |
Articles
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| 52 | Bat cars return - Unseen together in public for the last 16 years, the Alfa Romeo BAT cars are being reunited for the Pebble Beach concours, Octane caught them at the dockside as they prepared to set sail for California. | Features | 7 |
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| 60 | Three Dimensions - Ferrari's 275 combined the power of a 3-litre V12 with a rear-mounted transaxle for race-car handling. How do the three different versions compare? | Features | 9 |
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| 70 | Osca wild - Designed by three of the Maserati brothers, the OSCA 2000S is a roadgoing version of their F2 single-seater, and packs a useful punch from its two litres. | Features | 5 |
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| 82 | Race it? or preserve it? - As one of the most original competition cars ever to come to market, Bonhams' Williams' Bugatti will once again set off that age-old argument - whether it's better to race or to preserve historic machinery. And who better to examine that argument than world-renowned historian Doug Nye? | Features | 5 |
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| 88 | Easy does it - Can an early E-type still hack it as a Grand Tourer? Phil Llewellin took one of the very earliest - the first right-hand-drive coupé built - on the E-type Club's inaugural European tour to find out. | Features | 5 |
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| 94 | Dare to be different - As an unusual alternative to a Caterham, Dare's Ginetta G4 now has extra appeal, with this new cut-down, 175bhp Club Sport version. We were the first to drive the prototype. | Features | 5 |
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| 100 | Sale of the century - In July, auction house Christie's staged the biggest sale of pre-war cars seen in the UK for several decades. Octane's man went along to sniff out potential bargains at the preview. | Features | 3 |
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| 104 | Duesenberg Model J - Arguably the greatest American car ever built, the Duesenberg Model J could be whatever its fortunate owner wanted it to be - racer, roadster or luxury limousine. | Features | 7 |
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| 122 | Buying guide - MG RV8 1992-1995 - Against other 1990s sports cars, the RV8 doesn't compare dynamically. But as a rust-free classic with a tough, powerful V8, it's now finding more and more fans. | Features | 4 |
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