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Ignition • EVENTS + NEWS + OPINION

Dates for your diary

BOOK NOW! • Some of these events may seem a long way off, but you need to secure your place and travel plans now to take part

Car shows and concours • There are (many!) more to look forward to besides, but you’ll want to mark the following events in your diary

Motoring and motorsport events • A selection of the best motorsport festivals, race meetings, hill-climbs, rallies and tours on the calendar

Boutique makers rally against potentially crippling ICE ban • Low-volume manufacturers say they have had their futures thrown into doubt due to UK Government vagueness over post-2030 emissions exemptions

LM is Best of the Best

Salon Privé London roars ahead • Top dealers are already signed up to put cars on the lawn while new glass galleries promise to elevate the luxury feel yet further

The Collector Jay Leno • Lamenting the horror of the recent LA fires

The Legend Derek Bell • Remembering a gentleman of the racing world

The Aesthete Stephen Bayley • Can car design ever be an art again?

The Driver Robert Coucher • The sound of a car is as important as the way it looks

When Gary met Brian

HOT HATCH HEROES • They’re a dying breed, yet the best transcended humdrum heritage to be among the most entertaining drivers’ cars ever. Octane takes a trip to the good old days

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI Mk1

PEUGEOT 205 GTI

HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

FORD FOCUS RS

RENAULTSPORT MEGANE R 26.R

AS FOR THE HERE AND NOW…

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THE SHARPEST TOOL • In the 1920s, Razor Blade took Aston Martin hunting for speed records. Now it takes John Simister to his limits

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT • Having languished in a museum for 35 years, this Shelby 427 Competition Cobra has a special history that makes it one of one. Now it’s come roaring back to life

DUNE BUDDIES • The Dakar Rally still has a fearsome reputation for genuine risk to life, so just imagine doing it in a Renault 30 TX or a Tatra lorry. Octane meets the intrepid crews on the Dakar Classic

Bill Heinecke • Meet the collector and hospitality tycoon behind a new concours in the heart of the eternal city, Rome

STEALTH FIGHTER FOR THE ROAD • Following a stellar career creating legends for Audi, Roland Gumpert set out to build a radical track-day weapon. Marc Sonnery takes a brave pill

LONG WAY BACK • Two intrepid ex-pat Brits took an E-type from Kuala Lumpur to Yorkshire in 77 days. This is their epic overland adventure

WHAT’S IN A NAME • The Fiat Dino Spider’s humble marque name belies its exotic racebred Ferrari engine and curvaceous body. Richard Heseltine takes the wheel

Magneto Tours: Château Edition • Your chance to take part in an exclusive drive to the Dordogne, with Magneto magazine and Club Des Autos

Octane Cars • The trials and tribulations of the cars we live with

OCTANE’S FLEET • These are the cars– and’ bikes– run by Octane’s staff and contributors

Back in the fold at last • 1966 Moretti 850 Sportiva Richard Heseltine

The all-weather Triumph • 1965 Triumph 2.5PI James Elliott

Winter fun • 1999 Porsche Boxster Glen Waddington

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