TAKING IT TO THE MAX

In 1961, a standard Jaguar E-type reached 150mph on a Belgian motorway. Can Octane achieve the same now, on a German autobahn?

WORDS mark dixon // PHOTOGRAPHY matthew Howell

WE’RE STANDING near the end of a rest area on the A1 autobahn south of Cologne, eyes fixed rigidly on the traffic appearing from under a bridge in the far distance. It’s ten past seven in the evening, and the light is fading. The headlights of oncoming cars appear ever-brighter as the cars themselves begin to disappear into the gloom. Almost 30 minutes have elapsed since we waved a metallic blue Jaguar E-type out of the car park and watched it accelerate down the sliproad and power onto the autobahn. It should have returned ages ago. These are some of the most stressful minutes that myself and photographer Matt can remember. Just as we’ve taken the decision to retrieve our Discovery support vehicle and go in search of the missing E-type,…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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