A lot of pence per mile

Before I could see it, I heard it. The venue was Boughton House, a summer weekend car meet in the beautiful, manicured grounds of this Northamptonshire stately home, built originally in the 17th Centu

1939 Alvis 12/70 Special, 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite, 1972 Porsche 911T Berthold Dörrich WHEN MY BRITISH colleagues approached me as the publisher of Octane’s German edition to contribute to this secti

Now really only used for long journeys, the ...

Looking for an alternative to Eighties German grunt? Then this masterpiece of Swedish engineering should be right at the top of your shopping list

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Dennis Francis has owned his beloved Mini Balmoral for 15 years, transforming what was once a badly bodged buy into a thoroughly restored show regular with miles of motoring memories behind it