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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

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

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The race is on to complete the restoration of the first car to reach more than 200mph, ahead of its trip to the United States. Dismantling the front engine has revealed more problems than expected in

I enjoyed Martin Buckleyʼs article on the BMW 328 and SS Jaguar 100 (February). The rear view of the 328 was especially evocative for me, because it revived memories of when my dad entered his 1934 M4

When you see that a book has been published by McKlein, you have a good idea of what to expect: superb motorsport images, used large and printed on high-quality stock. This one is no exception. Ferrar