OCTANE GIFT GUIDE

Oct 27, 2021 14 minutes

COMPILED BY OCTANE STAFF

BMW 2002 TURBO PRINT BY ECURIE

The current energy crisis has prompted many in the media to compare 2021 with 1973 – a lousy year, to be sure, but it’s important to remember that things weren’t all bad. We got The Sting, Dark Side of the Moon, and the lairy 2002 Turbo, an irresistibly naughty addition to the BMW range at a time when fuel shortages meant that driving for pleasure was pretty much verboten in many places.

£20. ecurie.co.uk

CANDYLAB BEACH BUS

The rare camper conversion project that won’t cost you your nest egg or your sanity. This 6.5in wooden toy goes from pick-up to utility van to pop-top in an instant thanks to its modular, magnetic construction.

$48. candylabtoys.com

PORSCHE 917 SOCKS BY HEEL TREAD

Point your relatives to Heel Tread’s site and you’ll never again have to force a smile after unwrapping a pack of socks. These ones were inspired by the paintwork of famous 917s, including the Pink Pig.

€45. heeltread.com

WILIER TRIESTINA FILANTE SLR

If you’ve got the best part of ten grand to spend on a lightweight aero road bike, you have plenty of options these days, some of them as well engineered as the new, wind-tunnel-proven Filante SLR, but none of them as beautiful.

From €8000. wilier.com

CAVALLINO RAMPANTE SCULPTURE

Around the turn of the century, Ferrari decided to remove the bronze horses that had adorned the walls at Maranello since the 1980s and replace them with chrome ones, and thanks to that Changing Rooms moment, a 3ft bronze is now available to buy at Collector Studio in Toronto.

CDN $16,500. collectorstudio.com

USONIA LATTE HANNA SIDE TABLE BY INSIDE WEATHER

Created in partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, this side table takes its shape from the influential Hanna-Honeycomb House, designed by Wright in 1936 with a floorplan made up of hexagonal modules.

$248. insideweather.com

FENDER TONE MASTER SUPER REVERB

This digital guitar amp looks and sounds just like a mid-’60s Super Reverb, but it’s nearly half the weight (36lb) of the valve-driven original and has an attenuator that your neighbours will love.

£1299. fender.com

VESPA HERITAGE MOTORCYCLE HELMET

Vespa turned 75 earlier this year, and this fun lid is designed to look almost as old, with simulated wear to the Biancospino finish – which was chosen to match the paint on a 1967 125 Primavera.

€147. store.vespa.com