Blogs

Tunnel Vision

Philip Porter takes 9600HP on an aerodynamic adventure  There are few adventures, even to the adventurous, in this over-regulated, namby-pamby day and age. But I have just had one. Like most thing...

The Twists and Turns of Research

Part of the fun of writing and publishing is the research, and the occasional surprise. Chas Parker is currently working on our next Exceptional Cars book, this one featuring the famous SS Jaguar ...

9600 HP, a man and a bee

About a year ago, I had a call asking if I would be happy to provide my E-type, 9600 HP, for a Netflix production starring Rowan Atkinson. Not surprisingly, I did not hesitate.

The Happy Hypocrite!

Before the pandemic, I was invited to be a judge at the Valletta Concours d’Elegance, which was subsequently postponed twice but finally took place on Sunday, 29 May.

Monaco Magic

It was wonderful to be back in charismatic Monte Carlo for the Monaco GP Historique. This was the 13th and I must have been to about the last 10, with the exception of last year’s when it was well ...

Barry's Last Joke

One of the UK’s favourite comedians, Barry Cryer also had a long career as a script writer working with such illustrious performers as Morecambe & Wise, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Barker, Groucho Ma...

1959 Nürburgring 1000Kms in Aston Martin DBR1 with Jack Fairman

by Philip Porter In 1958, Moss had had to regain the lead once and later build one when his advantage had been wiped out by his slower team mate. A year later, he chose Jack Fairman to partner him ...

An extract from Drivers on Drivers

Derek Bell Interviewed by Philip Porter You did a lot of filming with Steve McQueen for the film Le Mans. How good a driver was he? ‘He was, I think, a lot better than we all thought. At that time,...

'Hammy', by Philip Porter

On November 11th, a very large collection of family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of Adrian Hamilton, known to many of us simply as 'Hammy'. And what a celebration it was. To say it w...

Drivers on Drivers Extracts, by Philip Porter

The following are brief extracts from Drivers on Drivers which features interviews with Hamilton, Moss, Webber, Andretti, Bell, Hopkirk, Russell, Hill, Stewart, Fittipaldi, Pirro, Scheckter, Norris...