Blogs

First Lady of F1 Dies at 91

I was very sad to hear that Bette Hill, Graham Hill's widow and Damon's mother has died. It was in 2006 that Bette acquired a copy of the first Scrapbook I wrote with Stirling Moss, the very firs...

The bad omens that plagued Ford before its GT40 Le Mans 1-2-3

Ford went into a third consecutive year of trying to win the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1966, still hell-bent on a mission declared when its attempt to buy-out Ferrari had been snubbed. This was a bitter...

Introducing Porter Profiles, our latest collection of motoring books

Austin Healey – The Story of DD 300, is the first in the ‘Porter Profiles’ Collection, which is the newest addition to the Porter Press family. Proudly joining its siblings, the ‘Great Cars’ and ‘E...

Exceptional Cars – Bizzarrini, Jaguar XK and Ford GT40

  We will shortly be welcoming the third in our ‘Exceptional Cars’ series, when stablemates Iso Bizzarrini – The remarkable history of A3/C 0222 and Jaguar XK 120 – The remarkable history of JWK 65...

Motoring Book Publishers UK

To be an automotive book publisher had always been an ambition of mine. Having written about 20 motoring books, or motor books as I believe they are known in the USA, I took the plunge in 2005 and...

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...

Office Move & New Apprentice

September was a busy month at Porter Press HQ. At the very beginning of the month we completed an office move from one part of the building to another. We’re lucky enough to be working in a beautif...

Gearing up for Goodwood

The office is a whirlwind of activity this afternoon as Philip, Julie, Louise, Luke and Albert gather, pack and stow books, banners and (inevitably) umbrellas in the van for transport to the Goodw...

They don’t make them like that any more

Great excitement in the office with the arrival of the 'Great Cars' book number 9, Jaguar C-type, the stunning story of the 1953 Le Mans winner. Driven to victory by Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton, ...