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...

Ian Callum and Julian Thomson in conversation with Philip Porter

Article by Georgia Williams Above: photo courtesy of Max O'Neill Former Jaguar design directors Ian Callum and Julian Thomson teamed up to talk about their careers in automotive design on the fir...

JLR C-type Replica Court Case - The First Witness

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 ...

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 C-type Replica Scandal – An Update

As I have not written about this matter for many months, and I know there is a great deal of interest in the classic car world, I thought an update and further statements might be helpful.

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 ...