Octane issue 280 October 2026

COMING UP IN OCTANE 280 Ultimate Ferrari restoration This ultra-rare 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB 6-carb ‘short nose’ has been the subject of a lengthy restoration involving the greatest expertise in Europe. Octane gets under its skin, takes it for a spin and goes forensic with the restoration process PLUS all the market minutiae of the 275 versions TWR Supercat Only 88 examples of this supercharged, manual firebreather are being unleashed. Octane braves the 660bhp restomod homage PLUS all the other crazy Jaguar XJ-Ss Jon Shirley interview Octane meets the guiding light of Microsoft, collector and double Pebble Beach winner Sunbeam on safari ‘My wife and I decided that we should buy a big British pre-war saloon.’ Thus ensued a journey to Cape Town to buy a Sunbeam 23.8hp, get it working and take it elephant-hunting Maserati Ghibli Cup Driving the race-bred 1990s GT that transcends its Biturbo origins