1990s fords

THERE’S CLEARLY a love for Gordon Murray and his obsession with lightweight and fit-for-purpose cars among Octane writers and readers alike. There has also been a bit of coverage of the first hybrid c

IN MY JOB as a freelance photographer, I’d been on the 2012 press launch of the L405 Range Rover in Morocco, where ‘Mr Land Rover’, Roger Crathorne, had brought over a couple of original 1970 Velar pr

The return of Ford’s famed Blue Oval to Formula 1 may be denigrated by some rivals as a badging exercise, but the US giant generated a tremendous legacy of 176 grand prix victories by lending its name

FORD has plenty of problems to deal with just now, with many of its models lacking the showroom appeal that until recently the firm could take for granted. Brilliant all-rounders such as the Fiesta, M

During the years when Jaguar Cars was under the British Leyland (BL) banner, the brand suffered. The parent company regarded the famous marque as simply a cash cow to prop up the failing BL lineup of

The parking for Presto, where suddenly your pound is worth more with McVitie’s Swiss Rolls available for only 17½p each. Bargain!