Octane Magazine - August 2023

In this issue

Coming up in Octane 242

Aston Martin DB4GT Zagatos

Greatest Britons! How Italian bodywork turned Aston’s lightweight racer into a world-beater

PLUS

Fiat-Abarth 124 Spider Works rally car

Back in Portugal, where this factory-backed 124 competed first time out

1982 Porsche 956

How Porsche extended its incredible run of victories at Le Mans with a brand new, state-of-the-art endurance racer

AMC Mighty Mite

Built in the USA to be transported by helicopter, the US Marines’ own tactical off-roader is the greatest rival to the Jeep you’ve never heard of.

Concours clash off the calendar

Leading UK event date tweak could be a boon for enthusiasts and collectors

3 mins

Fire up the March

South Africa's Charles Arton had to bring his March 79B back from the dead

2 mins

TWICE SMITTEN

To own an Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato is a privilege. To own two, well... Octane takes the opportunity to compare surprisingly different examples of this rarefied breed

10+ mins

HOW TO WIN LE MANS

The 956 was Porsche's object lesson to the world on continued domination of the fabled 24 Hours with a brand new design. Matthew Hayward uncovers the secrets of chassis one

8 mins

GOLDIE OPPORTUNITY

Purely by chance, one man became obsessed with record-breaker Goldie Gardner. Then his MG TC came up for sale...

8 mins

GOLDIE'S GOLDEN YEARS

John Mayhead discovered a treasure trove of candid shots from Goldie Gardner’s lifetime of recordbreaking while researching his biography

4 mins

WORKS FORCE

Abarth's 124 Spider is often overlooked as a rally hero. Richard Heseltine reckons it's time to set the record straight

8 mins

ROUTE EV6

Charging an electric car can be fraught in the UK - but how about in the deserts of the USA? Mark Dixon takes Kia's new EV6 GT on a Route 66 road trip to find out

9 mins

Patrick Watts

From the British Touring Car Championship to historic endurance rallying in a 400bhp Sunbeam Tiger

8 mins

IT MIGHT BE GIANT

The AMC Mighty Mite was developed for US Marines to transport by helicopter. Massimo Delbò drives a tiny unsung hero of tactical warfare

7 mins

Luis Fontés

A skilled driver fuelled by a ruinous cocktail of wealth and extreme recklessness

4 mins

Chanel No.5

Plain presentation belies the sophistication of the world's most famous perfume

3 mins

No time to dive

For most the cost of an unreliable watch is being late; for a few it could be life or death

3 mins

Sanjay Seetanah

One of the four founders of Octane back in 2003, and still running the advertising department 20 years on

4 mins

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Octane Magazine Description:

Octane Magazine is a British car magazine that focuses on classic and performance cars. It was launched in 2003 and is currently published monthly by Autovia Limited.

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