Blogs

4 WPD shines at Goodwood

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...

Recognition for the JUE 477 project at The National Land Rover Awards

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 it...

The Self-Porter Press Society, by Matthew Field

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 jo...

‘Tis the Season of Awards

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 awa...

Le Mans Model Collection (Claude Nahum) – Octane Publication of the Year nominee

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 sel...

We have been shortlisted! Royal Automobile Club Motoring Book of the Year 2017

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 – t...