Octane Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

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Japan’s first supercar!

Driving the Toyota 2000 GT: the million-dollar collector car that revolutionised Japan’s motor industry

PLUS

Rolls-Royce Phantom II

Unique story of elegant 1930s indulgence: driving the Weymann-bodied coupé with a twist

Iso Rivolta GT

Driving Italy’s 1960s Chevy-powered, Giugiaro-style rarity – with a very special preserved history

Mercedes-Benz 600

Exclusive drive to the childhood home of Gottlieb Daimler to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the company’s greatest luxury limo

Bentleys invade Le Mans again

Record-breaking grid in France as 71 vintage Bentleys head to La Sarthe for the Benjafields Racing Club Le Mans centenary

3 mins

JAY LENO

The Collector

3 mins

DEREK BELL

The Legend

3 mins

STEPHEN BAYLEY

The Aesthete

3 mins

ROBERT COUCHER

The Driver

3 mins

A yen for a sports car

Rare, stylish and exquisitely engineered, the Toyota 2000GT revolutionised Japan's motor industry and charmed

7 mins

A GHOSTLY PRESENCE

Rolls-Royce's Phantom II defined luxury car supremacy in the early 1930s. Richard Heseltine drives a special Weymann-bodied example that escaped a premature death

8 mins

ONE LAST TIME

As Le Mans celebrates its centenary, Matthew Hayward heads to La Sarthe and joins the Corvette Racing team for its swansong race

9 mins

Patination state

A 'weathered' 1960s Italian hybrid GT might not be most people's choice as an everyday family classic, but engineer Peter Fareham is not most people

8 mins

KING FOR A DAY

There's cool, and then there's driving Steve McQueen's dune buggy on a California beach cool. Mark Dixon does his best to live up to the legend

6 mins

THE BOSSES' WHEELS

60 years ago Mercedes-Benz defined a new era of luxury cars with its behemoth 600. Glen Waddington drives the choice of celebs and despots

9 mins

Marcus Breitschwerdt

Meet the Mercedes-Benz executive with a fondness for history and a unique take on how it can help shape the company's future

7 mins

GREEN CHILE PLANT

Porsche believes that e-fuel will keep the internal combustion engine alive in an electrified future. Steve Sutcliffe travels to Chile to find out how

9 mins

Bernard Cahier

The Leica-wielding friend of the grid who helped redefine motorsport photography

3 mins

Levi's 501s

Jeans that went from work pants reinforced with metal rivets' to international fashion icon

4 mins

Ruddy radiation

The dangers of radium lume need careful consideration and treatment

3 mins

BMW Z1

There’s more to the Z1 than just its disappearing doors

2 mins

Stuart Quick

The go-to Suy for all your classic seatbelt needs, whether it be renewing, replacing or fitting them in a car for the first time

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.

The magazine covers all aspects of classic and performance cars, from buying and restoring to driving and racing. It also features interviews with famous car designers and engineers, as well as reviews of the latest classic and performance cars on the market.

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