Octane

1:43 scale

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1. 1979 Lotus 80

By Tameo Price £177.95 Material Metal handbuilt A beautiful – and weighty – model of the ground-effect Lotus driven by Andretti in the 1979 Spanish GP.

2. 1960 Aston Martin DBR1

By Jade Miniatures Price £192.75 Material Resin handbuilt In Border Reivers blue, this is a good if pricey replica of Salvadori/Clark’s third-placed 1960 Le Mans finisher.

3. 2017 Mercedes AMG GT3

By Ixo Price £34.95 Material Diecast Love or hate the garish livery, for £35 it’s hard to fault this model of the Sun Energy entry in 2017’s Daytona 24hrs.

4. 1948 Tucker Torpedo Convertibl­e

By Esval Price £92.45 Material Resincast The history of the unique Tucker soft-top is controvers­ial – but there’s no denying it makes a stunning model.

5. 1971 Porsche 917K

By Spark Price £53.95 Material Resincast Great car, great model: Elford and Larrousse’s 1971 Sebring winner.

6. 1933 Delage D8S

By Evrat Price £239.95 Material Resin handbuilt Offered in two liveries – and both UK-registered – these are superb models of Fernandez & Darrin coachbuilt D8s.

7. 1928 Stutz Black Hawk

By Esval Price £92.45 Material Resincast Another exquisite pre-war car model, with superfine wire-spoked wheels.

8. 1976 Chevolet Monza IMSA

By Spark Price £53.95 Material Resincast Eye-catching and well-detailed version of Al Holbert’s Championsh­ip winner.

9. 2017 Aston Martin Vulcan

By TrueScale Price £89.95 Material Resincast Hot on the heels of the full-size Aston’s debut comes TrueScale’s fine replica.

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