Octane issue 281 November 2026

COMING UP IN OCTANE 281 Record-breakers! Full story on the McLaren GTR and Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe that smashed records in Monterey to become respectively the most expensive British- and American-built Cars ever to sell at auction PLUS Jaguar C-type Benchmark restoration and grand reunion for former Jaguar Formula 1 boss Tony Purnell Rolls-Royce adventure Epic charity run from UK to Ukraine in Alistair Caldwell’s 300,000-mile Silver Cloud Lancia’s finest era On the road in a unique Flaminia Sport Zagato Eddie Hall Bentley Meticulous re-creation of the only car ever to finish the Le Mans 24 Hours with a single, heroic driver