Blogs

Milestone Anniversary

Record-breaking 2020 for UK-based specialist publisher Sir Stirling Moss’s scrapbooks laid the foundations for company’s success Motoring legends and top collectors pay tribute to Porter Press ...

Goodwood Speedweek 2020

It was Goodwood but not as we know it!  It was great to be back at the finest historic motoring racing circuit in the world but it was mighty strange that the place was eerily lacking in spectat...

Style and More Style - Salon Privé 2020, by Philip Porter

There was no shortage of stunning cars at Salon Privé this year. With a heady cocktail of supercar launches, historic racers and serious classics, Salon Privé is rather different from other motorin...

Elegance Exemplified by Philip Porter

There was an added sense of excitement to this year’s Concours of Elegance in the wonderful surroundings of Hampton Court Palace. Clearly people were thrilled to attend a motoring event again and t...

A Mini Italian Job Celebration in Cowley

Opening with a filmed message from Sir Michael Caine himself, the Italian Job evening at the MINI plant at Cowley got off to a cracking start. Sir Michael even revealed that he learnt to drive at t...

You're only supposed to sign the bloody books!

On the evening of May 30, a very distinguished panel of personalities assembled at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall to launch The Self Preservation Society - 50 Years of the Italian Job, the...

Amelia Island 2019

I have just returned from the Amelia Island Concours, having thoroughly enjoyed the event. It was my first time at this famous Florida gathering, which has now been going 24 years. One of the good...

Book signings at XK70

The event saw the launch of a brand-new venture for us – our first children’s book. There were also plenty of book signing sessions with some of our authors.

Day 1 at Goodwood Revival

Above: Goodwood 2017 - day 1. Alex and Aza Holis. Day 1 of the Goodwood Revival was a tad soggier than ideal, but no one seems to be put off by the inclement weather. Terrific atmosphere and alrea...

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...