Blogs

Bob Berry

It is sad to report that R.E. 'Bob' Berry has died. A fine amateur racer in the '50s, Bob played an important part in the Jaguar story for 30 years, including one starring role. He was to join Jag...

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 ...

Alan Clark - Some Personal Memories, by Philip Porter

The Rt Hon Alan Clark was a Conservative politician, Government Minister, military historian and author, and diarist but, above all, he was a car enthusiast through and through. A man of strong opi...

Busy times with Ecurie Ecosse

On 7 April 1954, XKC 051, XKC 052 and XKC 053 were sold to Ecurie Ecosse. The three cars were registered in Edinburgh the same month, becoming, respectively, LSF 420, LFS 672 and LFS 671. They were...

1957 Buenos Aires 1000Kms in Maserati 300S

At the time, Stirling considered this his greatest drive. The Buenos Aires 1,000 Kilometres was a sports car race in which he was to share with Fangio the wheel of the new 4.5-litre V8 Maserati, th...

Stirling Moss - Important Steps - 1950, by Philip Porter

This extract is taken from Chapter 4 of ‘Stirling Moss - The Definitive Biography Vol 1’, by Philip Porter  The Bari GP was one of Stirling’s finest races to date. The grid contained the two 158 A...

Michael Turner's Story, by Philip Porter

Michael Turner has been established at the very top of his profession as a motor racing artist for many decades. His work is universally known throughout the motoring world, as is his distinctive s...

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...

SuperFinds and Coincidences, by Philip Porter

In 1973, at the age of 22, I acquired five Jaguar XKs and still have four of them. Apart from one, all were rusty relics in need of restoration and none more so than a 150 ‘S’ Fixed Head Coupe whic...

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...