Octane December 2004

Overview

Publication Details

TypeMagazine
PublisherOctane
Published date 01/12/2004
Pages180

Articles

Page Title Type Length Options
1 Supplement - Chrone Issue 2. General interest 19 View
34 2nd European Healey Meeting - Event Report - A week-long mix of events from concours to rallies, with Jack Sears as special guest. Events 2 View
36 Scottish Malts Reliability Trial & Tour - Event Report - Historic rally and road run enjoying the best of Sctoland's driving and scenery. Events 2 View
38 Classic Marathon - Event Report - Sunshine to snowstorms and sheet ice on 1500-mile event from Germany to Oslo. Events 1 View
40 Rolex Vintage Festival - Event Report - Sunny weather and late summer temperatures bless vintage weekend at Lime Rock. Events 1 View
56 Healey Heaven - Few of these Healeys have been seen in public for more than three decades; many are unique and undoubtedly count as the most important examples of the marque still surviving. Features 11 View
68 Octane Drivers Club - Octane Driving Masterclass - An intelligent performance driving course by racer & road-tester Mark Hales. General interest 1 View
70 Jewel in the Crown - Lamborghini Miura - Created for the Shah of Iran and arguably the most coveted Miura ever Made, this SVJ survived a revolution to be preserved for future generations. Features 6 View
78 Mighty Morgans - Morgan Le Mans Cars - In 2002 and 2004, Morgan returned to Le Mans with high-tech racing versions of its powerful Aero 8.  Thirty-two years earlier, things were rather simpler. Features 6 View
85 Star Man - Mercedes SS - Roxy Rothafel, owner of New York's most famous theatre in the 1930s, ordered this Mercedes SS with a few unique modifications. Features 6 View
92 Hot Abarths - Fiat Abarth - Carlo Abarth was famous for his diminutive, giant-killing competition cars.  The Sports Spider and the Omologato Turismo Coupé were two of the best. Features 7 View
100 Grown up Frolics - Ferrari 430 - The new ’baby’ Ferrari out does the 575 Maranello in performance and is a very different car from the 360 Modena.  But how will it sell, and can it at last earn serious respect for the V8s? Features 3 View
104 Brian Redman - He had so much success and fun racing Porsches in the 1960s and 1970s that Brian Redman is still pushing them hard in historic racing today and still on the pace. General interest 5 View
110 Yeller Fever - Old Yeller II was the American junkyard racer that beat the Ferraris and Maseratis, to the delight of the home crowds.  Now it’s equally popular at Goodwood and similar events around the world. Features 4 View
114 Variable Valve Technology - Innovations - Having just one engine for every set of driving conditions used to be something of a problem.  But now technology is being developed that will make an engine so versatile that it will be able to deliver whatever you ask of it. General interest 2 View
116 Thrashed Metal - Bullrun - Celebrity motoring event of the year or a load of old bull?  David Corfield head for the United States and visits an event that mixed glamour with gasoline. General interest 4 View
120 Walter Gotschke - Mercedes 'long-serving art director was one of the first automotive artists to break into the worldwide market, combining technical and artistic flair with a disdain for extraneous detail. General interest 2 View
124 Fine Vines, Classic Whines - Burgundy Rolls-Royce Tour - Rory Ross joins the Rolls-Royce Enthusiast’s Club on a tour of Burgundy, in search of an elusive link between the world’s finest wines and two of its noblest marques. Features 4 View
132 Classic Bike - Douglas Dragonfly.  The best-loved British flat twin was a far cry from the competition-bred Douglas bikes that preceded it, but earned a place in people's affections with its own gentle merits. Features 1 View
134 Classic Driver - Bitter SC.  A superb combination of reliability, performance and style, the Bitter SC comes with the added bonus of exclusivity.  But can such a rarity be a classic driver? Features 1 View

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