Classic and performance car obsessed Editor in Chief of @octane_magazine
Joined September 2011
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And the winner is...
Sir Drummond Bone's one-of-two 1971 Quattroporte Frua Prototype was voted Best of Show at Maserati Club UK's Concours de Caractère today. That's its second consecutive win.
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The People's Choice winner at the Maserati Club UK concours was this spectacular Khamsin.
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Helping judge Maserati Club UK’s concours today. Expect many more…
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Octane was on the ground to witness a 1976 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio be crowned Best in Show at the 10th anniversary edition of the London Concours on 9 June 2026.
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Another throwback, this time to the pre-war Delahaye class at Pebble Beach in 2016. Have you ever seen a wilder or swoopier (yes, that's an official technical term) selection of bodywork?
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How sleek is Audi’s latest Auto Union streamliner re-creation? Octane finds out how it performed in the wind tunnel in the latest issue, on sale now: hubs.la/Q04kG9tN0
📸 Audi Tradition
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What a day out that was. October 2011 near Henley with ex-England rugby Captain David Cooke and his Neil Twyman-built Ferrari Testarossa Coupé. It had a fixed seat and my legs were way too short, but we packed a load of coats behind my back and managed to have some fun.
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There's a Southside Hustle on Wimbledon Common on Sunday. SW19 4TG, from 8am; please respect residents in your parking, revving, driving, littering etc. #southsidehustlecarmeet #southsidehustle #classiccarsoflondon #wackyracerscoffeeclub
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There's only a few days until the next #southsidehustle on Wimbledon Common so I guess it's time I finally got around to posting the bulk of my favourite cars/pictures from the last one. Hold tight...
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Four decades have passed since Porsche redefined the supercar with its tech-laden 959. John Simister takes the wheel of a car that made science fiction fact. Read the full story in Octane 277, on sale now.
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📸 Dean Smith
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