Ecstasy in the cloud

(1965-1980)

You could never have accused Rolls-Royce of flooding the market with new models. In the 20 years preceding the New Phantom’s arrival in 1925, the Twenty had been the only new production Rolls to join

Everyone’s looking. Million pound cars nearing Harrods on the Brompton Road invite an audience. But up front, splay legged under the hula hoop steering wheel, I’m invisible. That’s the thing about cha

Morgan has always been in its own niche, with a following that defies analysis – and it strays from its 1930s-derived styling at its peril. The sleek, glassfibre Plus 4 Plus of 1963 bombed while the c

IN MORE THAN 20 years of writing for Octane, one of the cars I remember most covetously was not a Ferrari, a Lamborghini or even a Jaguar (although a D-type is a good contender). No, it was a comparat

Convertible version of the twin-turbo V12 grand tourer is heavy and huge, but it’s also hugely enjoyable