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OWNING + DRIVING + MAINTAINING

by Octane staff and contributors

What lies beneath

1969 ALFA

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Octane Magazine

26 April 2023

Classic Cars

Hot 30

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Jaguar World Monthly

Perfect storm

Not only is this Lister MkIII a relatively early example but its recent restoration has resulted in arguably the best example in the world. We look at both Lister and the car’s history before driving this monster for ourselves

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Definitely. nomaybe

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Day of days

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Classic & Sports Car

Brits with six appeal

Think American muscle car and you think V8. For the Italian supercar itʼs the V12, or for the Japanese ʻtunerʼ generation the 2-litre turbo. Certain types of car become synonymous with particular engi