We are pleased to announce that the Porter Press International publication, SuperFinds, by Michael Kliebenstein, has been awarded a 2021 Motorworld Book Prize. The award ceremony took place on Tuesday, 22 June at Motorworld Munich. For the last 15 years,...
One of the most satisfying aspects of Porter Press is coming up with increasingly creative and off-the-wall ideas for our special editions. For a number of years now, we have had a superb professional relationship with Paul Kidson and his...
First published in Classic & Sportscar, August 1988 Jack Sears is custodian of his family’s collection – which includes not only racing Bentleys, but veteran Mercedes, Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari GTO. Philip Porter met him and discovered its background. Jack...
Read Lance Macklin and the HWM - Part 1 While I am on the subject, it might be interesting for readers to know what my views eventually were on Stirling Moss as a result of driving for two whole seasons...
by Philip Porter When I was researching for my massive tome, Jaguar E-type – The Definitive History in about 1987, I visited the designer William Towns (remembered for the Aston Martin DBS and the 1988 ‘wedge’ Lagonda) to talk with...
When you’re a top designer and author in need of an inspirational garden office but spending silly money on a pre-built shepherd's hut seems, well, silly, then you best get creative. Which is exactly what our Martin Port has done. ...
100k+ SKILLED UK JOBS AT RISK AS RED TAPE THREATENS TO STRANGLE CLASSIC VEHICLE TRADE. NEW TRADE ASSOCIATION WILL CAMPAIGN TO SECURE FUTURE OF GREAT BRITISH INDUSTRY More than 100,000 jobs are in peril as a combination of bureaucracy and...
First published in Classic & Sportscar September 1986 His passion for collecting old cars led to Nigel Dawes becoming a classic car dealer, as Philip Porter discovered. Above: Two pedigreed racers: a D-type Jaguar and an ex-Le Mans Cunningham Lightweight...
Extract from Ultimate Ferrari 250 GTO - The Definitive History by James Page. In 1962, Le Mans was still a Ferrari stronghold. It had won outright in three of the previous four years — the only exception being 1959, when Aston...
Above: Chassis 3 AZ 43 was ordered new by HRH the Duke of Kent, youngest son of King George V. 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Touring Saloon by Barker for HRH the Duke of Kent, chassis 3 AZ 43. After a...
STOP PRESS (23/03/23): We are exceptionally pleased to say that the Magnussons have won their appeal against the lower Swedish court's decision in favour of JLR with regard to their C-type replica which JLR were insisting they must destroy. Not...
For the 1960 race, Stirling was paired with the American, Dan Gurney, and they were to drive a Birdcage Maserati, entered by ‘Lucky' Casner's Camoradi team. Stirling and Dan had already suffered from their lack of professionalism at Sebring. When...
