Octane cars the trials and tribulations of the cars we live with

John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

‘THE FIRST FAT, HEAVY DROPS FALL LAZILY FROM the sky and drum on the roof of the Porsche like dried peas on a biscuit tin; clearly, there’s no sound deadening behind the roof lining.’ Not my words but

What if I told you there was a place in Japan where your wildest fantasies could be brought to life? Not that one. I’m talking about the one where the car in your garage looks as good as a 250 Testa R

The good thing about running two examples of the same model – 1964 Ford Galaxies in my case – is that you can contrast and compare by swapping parts around. Long before the recent round of work descri

The exquisitely detailed 1927 Rolls-Royce ‘Phantom of Love’ captured Best in Show at the Concours of Elegance, held at Hampton Court Palace from 5-7 September. Commissioned by Woolworth’s financial di

WHAT A PLEASURE to see the Ferrari 412 featured so comprehensively in Octane 268. I have owned a black manual 412 for the past 13 years – the actual cover car from Fast Lane magazine’s March 1988 issu