‘it seemed almost a toy car on my first drive’

What impresses people is generational, but Fiat has plenty of form when it comes to producing small, appealing roadsters. Witness the likes of the 850 Spider, the pretty Pininfarina 1200/1500/600 Cabr

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The classics you love, drive and restore

After a successful visit to the Normandy beaches for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in June 2024, a new trip appeared on the horizon for the Jeep this year. Our French jaunt had not been without incide

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

From the depths of uncoolness, these four cars are bouncing back. Our resident arbiter of retro style finds out why they have – and others haven’t