Not an unusual headline for followers of historic racing, but at this year's Festival of Speed, Jaguar’s first Lightweight E-type was honoured for a different reason, winning its class at Goodwood’s Cartier Style et Luxe concours. This rewarding turn of...
The Land Rover Legends event, which took place at a sun-soaked Thruxton Race Circuit over the weekend of 12-13 June, played host to the National Land Rover Awards. Held for the third time since its 2018 inception (2020 was cancelled due...
When Philip Porter and I first sat down to chat about the possibility of producing a book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Italian Job – neither of us could have imagined the incredible journey that lay ahead. Throughout...
It may not have the instant name-recognition of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, but Hereford’s Courtyard Theatre was the place to be last Thursday (26th) as the location for the hottest awards ceremony of 2017. Above: Albert Wall with Philip...
We are delighted to find ourselves in such good company among the shortlist for Octane’s ‘Publication of the Year’ award. The books they choose are always high-quality motoring books, so to be selected for nomination among such a diverse and...
In the motoring world, autumn is awards season, and Porter Press has been a frequent attendee at these glittering gatherings of motoring’s great and good. In 2016, Philip Porter’s Stirling Moss – the Definitive Biography Volume 1 and Ian Wagstaff’s...
