Octane 268 October 2025

FERRARI’S FORGOTTEN V12 GREAT NOW’S THE TIME TO BUY A 412

20 YEARS OF

BUGATTI VEYRON The 253mph speed demon now breaking auction records

Plus

All the models from original 16.4 to Super Sport

DAMON HILL

THE 1996 F1 CHAMP ON SENNA, SCHUMACHER  AND LOSING HIS FATHER

MercedesBenz 680S

Supercharged 1920s hot-rod tourer

‘LOST’ LOTUS THREE7 FASTIDIOUS RECREATION OF A ONEOFF WORKS SEVEN

THE GOODYEAR BLIMP

CENTENARY FLIGHT OVER LE MANS

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Octane 268 October 2025

Published on Aug 20, 2025

Hothouse Media

Features BUGATTI VEYRON Back in the driving seat after 20 years – just as collectors start to take note and invest VEYRON EVOLUTION Which is which and what’s what for each THE OCTANE INTERVIEW 1996 F1 champion Damon Hill, OBE, on Senna, Schumacher – and his father LOTUS THREE-7 Obsessional recreation of the ‘lost’ works Seven – and the man who made its legend MERCEDES-BENZ 680S Highly original supercharged 1920s tourer LANCIA ROAD TRIP From Italy to the UK in a 37-year-old Delta HF Turbo… bought sight-unseen FIGHTING FRAUD How a new register for classic cars aims to keep them safe from cloning and theft LUXURY GT FACE-OFF Britain versus France: Gordon-Keeble and Facel Vega fight for national honours GOODYEAR BLIMP Centenary celebration flight over Le Mans FERRARI 412 Why the cognoscenti love Maranello’s bargain

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