The best from 150 issues of Octane

Some of the brightest lights in the classic-car firmament have shared their favourite things with us. These are our picks of a fantastic bunch

1 // EVEL KNIEVEL’S SUIT ‘Evel’s own Elvis-like leathers. One of Evel’s best-known jumps was in 1975 at Wembley Stadium when he hurled himself on his Harley over 13 buses. He was my daredevil hero.’ Bruce Meyer 2 // CARBONFIBRE LIFT ‘Having a li in a house was very rare years ago. Still is. This is the only carbonfibre li designed by the Williams racing team. It is a tremendous piece of kit, although Susie won’t use it at the same time as I do in case it stops.’ [A most sensible policy, as it turned out: not long a er this interview the li malfunctioned, leaving Sir Stirling with two broken ankles. Both the li and Sir Stirling have since been repaired. Ed] Sir Stirling Moss 3 // ROLLEIFLEX CAMERA ‘My father was an…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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