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The list of cars I have owned in the past would perhaps make any classic enthusiast’s pulse race. My first was a Vauxhall 12, followed by Morris Minor and Austin A35 vans, three Minis (a standard car,

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

‘MY FIRST MEMORABLE CAR EXPERIENCE, at three years old, was falling out of a 1920s 3 Litre Bentley belonging to my godfather, which sounds quite posh. The door opened and I ended up on the road. But y

ON looks alone, the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante could, quite rightly, sit at the top of any man, woman or child’s lottery-win wishlist. Building on the aggressive but elegant profile of the Vanquish

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