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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...

by Lance Macklin In 1949 I had one or two drives on the continent in the 6CL. Maserati which I co-owned with John Gordon. On top of this I was a member of the Aston Martin team that participated in...

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...

by Vic Norman One of the highlights was when HTV Television wanted to make a TV programme about me being at that time one of only five aerobatic pilots in the UK earning their living from flying air displays. The...

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...

Following our various articles and comments on the situation regarding JLR and C-type replicas and the company’s successful court case in Sweden, we have had a number of interesting emails from a gentleman called Neil Murray, which, with his permission,...

By Philip Porter Following JLR’s policy of sending ‘cease and desist’ instructions to artists who are selling their portrayals of Jaguars and Land-Rovers, there are disturbing rumours circulating in the historic car world. As you may be aware, we are...