Abandoned twingo reborn for the desert

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

Few cities, and no other capitals, can boast as rich an automotive history as Paris. The city of light counts Renault, Citroën, Facel Vega, Panhard et Levassor, Delage, Voisin, Talbot-Lago, DB and Dar

Rétromobile is Europe’s finest indoor classic car show, and as I nosed happily around this year’s three floors it seemed better than ever. Among the money-drenched dealers’ stands, favourites included

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

One movie car that made a lasting impression on a whole generation was Walt Disney’s ‘Herbie’, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own. The film proved such a hit that it resulted in several sequ

When I was a child, my parents repeatedly told me there was no favourite between myself and my brother. Since I’ve become a parent however, I realise that statement isn’t entirely accurate. The role o