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These premium books are ideal for preserving the story of a cherished classic car, competition car, Ferrari, Porsche or other significant automobile in a lasting, highly personal format.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rocket-owners-edition","title":"The Light Car Company Rocket - The Singular Vision of Two Men (Owner's Edition)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to 50 and individually numbered and signed by Prof Gordon Murray, Chris Craft and Clive Neville\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Light Car Company Rocket was the brainchild of former racing driver Chris Craft and design genius Gordon Murray, who relentlessly chased his goal of building the lightest production road car of all time. 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Written by Rocket owner Clive Neville and designed by Rick Ward – the man who originally penned the car’s badge and all of its publicity material – this book tells the full history of a fascinating car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe definitive history of Rocket development and production, from Rochester to Chigwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn-depth contributions from key players in the Rocket story, including Chris Craft, Gordon Murray and Luke Craft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOwners’ views from Jay Leno, who has also contributed the Afterword, plus Dire Straits guitarist Guy Fletcher and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull of behind-the-scenes photographs and Gordon Murray’s design sketches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA chapter by renowned motorsport journalist Peter Windsor celebrates the racing career of Chris Craft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDetailed listing of each Rocket, making it the ultimate reference work\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Porter Press International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32497309384764,"sku":"9781913089146COL","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/products\/rocket-owners-edtion.jpg?v=1755162412"},{"product_id":"mclaren-f1-gtr-owners-edition","title":"McLaren F1 GTR - The Definitive History (Owner's Edition)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade to order - Limited to 28 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis edition is handcrafted entirely in finest quality leather by Ludlow Bookbinders. The Owner's Edition is signed by Gordon Murray and GTR instigators Ray Bellm and Thomas Bscher. The two volumes sit within a solander box covered in black Alcantara and lined with black Suedel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA period reproduction McLaren metal badge (with kind permission of McLaren) is affixed to the front of \u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eVolume I and the box. A reproduction chassis plate is also affixed to Volume I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ac4ovB9hOiM\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/publishing-awards_480x480.jpg?v=1642764304\" alt=\"Book award finalist\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years on from its famous début victory in the 1995 Le Mans  24 Hours, the wonderful McLaren F1 GTR is the subject of this major two-volume history. Derived from the BMW V12-powered three-seat McLaren F1 road car, the F1 GTR only came into existence because of customer pressure on designer Gordon Murray to produce a racing version. With 28 examples built over three seasons, the F1 GTR was fabulously successful, winning 41 of its 131 races and taking two international championship titles. This sumptuous book outlines the life of the McLaren F1 GTR in exhaustive depth, with Volume 1 devoted to race-by-race narrative and Volume 2 to individual car histories and the stories of the people who raced them, all supported by over 775 colour photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign and development of the F1 GTR, including thoughts from Gordon Murray, the car’s designer and also writer of this book’s foreword.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRacing in 1995: besides the celebrated McLaren victory at Le Mans, F1 GTRs dominated the BPR Global GT Endurance Series, winning 10 of its 12 rounds, with John Nielsen and Thomas Bscher narrowly emerging as champions in Bscher’s West-sponsored car.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRacing in 1996: a second all-conquering BPR season delivered the championship title to Ray Bellm in his Gulf-sponsored car, partnered by James Weaver, while a campaign in Japan’s national championship saw John Nielsen and David Brabham crowned champions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRacing in 1997: the F1 GTR evolved into Long Tail form and a BMW-funded team arrived to join the action, taking all five McLaren victories in the new FIA GT Championship, although the Schnitzer-run team’s quickest drivers, JJ Lehto and Steve Soper, narrowly missed out on the title.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRacing in 1998: Steve O’Rourke’s privateer F1 GTR Long Tail achieved a remarkable fourth overall at Le Mans, but by now the FIA GT Championship had become a Mercedes benefit and the two participating McLarens were outclassed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwilight years in Japan: two F1 GTRs soldiered on in Japan from 1999 to 2005, achieving one more victory, at Miné in 2001.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCar histories: all 28 F1 GTRs receive detailed resumés of their lifetimes, complete with period and modern photographs showing them in their myriad guises, often with various changes of colour and livery over the years, plus conversions to road use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe people: key McLaren and team personnel provide first-hand recollections, followed by views of the men who raced F1 GTRs successfully, from Le Mans achievers Yannick Dalmas and Derek Bell to multiple winners Ray Bellm, Thomas Bscher, John Nielsen, Andy Wallace, James Weaver, JJ Lehto and Steve Soper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zSR7QuVwlrY\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Porter Press International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32685099155516,"sku":"9781907085376","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/products\/mclaren-f1-gtr-owners-book.jpg?v=1755099817"},{"product_id":"iconic-ferrari-250-gto-book","title":"Ultimate Ferrari 250 GTO - The Definitive History (Owner's Edition)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to 36 and made to order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLimited to just 36, one for each of the 250 GTOs built, the Owner’s Edition is hand-bound in wonderfully tactile red Alcantara. Black paper edges contrast perfectly with the brilliant yellow ‘Ferrari 250’ script. When stored in its matching Alcantara slipcase, the cover’s G T O lettering can be seen through three stylised cut-outs that reference the car’s iconic front inlets. For added exclusivity, both volumes and the slipcase are individually debossed with a specific GTO chassis number. Owner’s editions are signed by drivers Peter Sutcliffe and David Piper, author\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/porterpress.co.uk\/collections\/james-page-books\"\u003e James Page\u003c\/a\u003e and Ferrari expert \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/porterpress.co.uk\/collections\/keith-bluemel-books\"\u003eKeith Bluemel\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUltimate Ferrari 250 GTO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the story of this iconic family of cars in more detail and with more authority than ever before. Introduced in 1962 as the final evolutionary step in the long-running 250 GT series, the GTO was the last and best GT racer of the front-engine era. It remained at the forefront for three seasons, winning a hat-trick of World Championship titles for Ferrari. Ever since, GTOs have retained their exalted status not just because of their racing achievements but also their exquisite beauty, undoubted charisma and — for those lucky enough to have experienced this — peerless driveability. Indeed, the GTO’s illustrious reputation has made it the world’s most desirable car, as confirmed by the record-breaking prices repeatedly paid for the finest examples. Packed with superb photographs, many not previously published, this lavish two-volume production does true justice to this ultimate car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe build-up: the first volume begins with a close look at the GTO’s forebears, followed by study of its design and development along with a full technical description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1962 season: between wins both on debut in the Sebring 12 Hours and in the year’s last race in The Bahamas, the GTO’s activities are covered in full, not just in the World Championship but also in other competition all over the world, including tortuous European hillclimbs and even adventures in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1963 season: despite the endeavours of the opposition, the GTO’s supremacy intensified during its second season, with more entrants running in more events, from endurance classics such as the Le Mans 24 Hours to sprints at obscure British venues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1964 season: Ferrari beat off a strong challenge from Shelby American’s Cobras to take its third title, helped in part by an upgrade that included a revamped body design for new GTOs, and also for a few existing ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLater life: this section explains how GTOs continued to compete internationally and with occasional success far beyond their sell-by date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChassis histories: the second volume is devoted to comprehensive individual histories of the 36 GTOs, all of which have survived to the present day. 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The three-volume set is presented in a matching black Alcantara-covered slipcase lined with black Suedel. The slipcase is capped in contrasting red Alcantara. Within the black Suedel-lined cap, securely positioned beneath a Perspex cover, is a certified connecting rod from one of the engines used in a Porsche 962C in the FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume One is signed by Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, Yannick Dalmas, Klaus Ludwig, Mario Andretti, Danny Sullivan, Hurley Haywood, John Watson, Henri Pescarolo, Jurgen Barth, Roland Kussmaul and Max Welti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePlease note: This special edition is handcrafted to order. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/porsche-962-sampler.pdf?v=1669307464\" title=\"Ultimate Works Porsche 962 sample pages\"\u003eClick here for \u003cstrong\u003eUltimate Works Porsche 962\u003c\/strong\u003e sample pages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBy \u003ca title=\"By author Serge Vanbockryck\" href=\"https:\/\/porterpress.co.uk\/collections\/serge-vanbockryck\"\u003eSerge Vanbockryck\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gjO1JOBX5eI\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Porsche 962, created in 1984, was the successor to the all-conquering Group C-specification Porsche 956 of 1982, but also very much the result of Porsche adapting its successful Group C car to the needs and regulations of the US-based IMSA GTP Championship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 962 proceeded to obliterate the competition on both sides of the Atlantic, making it the most successful purpose-built race car in automotive history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis three-volume book outlines in unprecedented detail the ten-year career of the works Porsche 962s and 962Cs, built and entered by the Weissach-based factory team run by Peter Falk and Norbert Singer, and driven to multiple victories by the likes of Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gKEm-ooh-_U\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e● It’s all about politics: a detailed account of the lengthy negotiations between Porsche and the International Motor Sport Association on how to allow or adapt the 956 for the American Camel GT Championship, including the notes and quotes of those representing both parties at the numerous meetings on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e● The best for both worlds: the rapid design and development of the 962 under the guiding hand of technical guru Norbert Singer created yet another motorsport milestone for Porsche – and the world of sportscar racing. Published here for the first time are dozens of unique photos of wind tunnel tests and specially commissioned artwork showing versions of the 962 that never went beyond the drawing board.\u003cbr\u003e● Volume 1 moves on to cover the 1984–88 period (the works years): race-by-race chapters explain in exhaustive detail the activities of the Porsches works team, starting with the one-off IMSA race in 1984 that gave the 962 its baptism of fire.\u003cbr\u003e● The 1985–87 world championship campaigns with the famous Rothmans Porsches brought victory at Le Mans in 1986 and 1987 and championship titles for Derek Bell and Hans-Joachim Stuck in 1985 and 1986. Every event is covered in great detail, including all the technical developments that were tried and tested between races, the strategies used, the successes savoured, the odd defeat explained.\u003cbr\u003e● A rather super cup: for the first time since the German national sportscar championship was created back in 1972, Porsche entered a works team in the 1986 ADAC Supercup. Hans-Joachim Stuck’s special lightweight 962C with its trick PDK transmission initially dominated the series but later met with fierce competition from the many privateer Porsche teams and also the works Mercedes team. Every race of the four-year existence of the Supercup is covered, including how in 1987 the creation of Porsche’s iconic asymmetric Shell\/Dunlop livery came about.\u003cbr\u003e● Volume 2 examines the ‘Joest’ years (1989–94): following the works Rothmans Porsche team’s unexpected withdrawal from the World Sports-Prototype Championship after yet another Le Mans win in 1987, the world of sportscar racing was at a loss. The works team made a one-off comeback to Le Mans in 1988 and almost won, then gave an ultimate encore performance at Fuji at the end of that same year before closing its doors seemingly for good to concentrate on IndyCar and F1. But a little back door was kept open and earlier developments of what should have been the 962\/88 were passed on to Reinhold Joest, the most successful privateer Porsche team owner. Joest promptly beat the Mercedes at Dijon in 1989 – scoring the 956\/962’s 39th and final world championship victory – and was in the running for the title for most of the year, prompting Porsche to relaunch its Group C programme the following season.\u003cbr\u003e● The second volume covers all activities with the works and works-supported 962Cs, in the ADAC Supercup of 1989 as well as in the WS-PC, where Joest became the de facto works team in 1990. With the demise of the ‘fuel formula’ at the end of 1990, Joest took his works cars to the IMSA and Interserie championships, again with much success.\u003cbr\u003e● Le Mans 1994 marked the final appearance of a works 962, as a road-homologated GT car. Once again technical director Norbert Singer showed that he could read the technical regulations better than those who had written them, instigating the peculiar ploy of converting the 962C to a road car and back to a race car, and promptly won Le Mans again.\u003cbr\u003e● Volume 3 covers the cars and the people. All 19 works chassis (16 Porsche 962s and three Dauer 962 LM GTs) are outlined in exhaustive technical detail, recording every test and every race with all available data, from gear ratios and fuel consumption figures to strategies and pitstop times. All this information has been gathered by the author from sifting through thousands of pages of period documents in Porsche’s Stuttgart archives and conducting dozens of interviews with people significant to the 962 story. Also included is the ownership history of each of the cars after completion of their race careers, with photos of where they are now.\u003cbr\u003e● Artwork: exclusively commissioned artwork depicts every single chassis as it ran, as well as the aerodynamic evolution of the 962 throughout the years and some of the peculiar wind tunnel test models that never saw the light of day.\u003cbr\u003e● Restoration: the ground-up restoration of three of the works 962Cs is covered in detail through many pages of step-by-step photos.\u003cbr\u003e● Exclusive photography: eight of the cars are the subject of eye-catching multi-page photoshoots by some of the world’s finest automotive photographers.\u003cbr\u003e● The people: detailed biographies of the two key engineers behind the 962 and all those who raced the works cars: Peter Falk, Norbert Singer, Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, Vern Schuppan, Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood, Hans-Joachim Stuck, John Watson, Bob Wollek, Henri Pescarolo, Drake Olson, Kees Nierop, Price Cobb, Klaus Ludwig, Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, John Andretti, Sarel van der Merwe, Yannick Dalmas, Thierry Boutsen, Mauro Baldi and Danny Sullivan.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #570303;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9a0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If any car deserves a 1400-page ode, the Porsche 962 is it. What an astonishing achievement this is.\" \u003cstrong\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (GB)\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/motor-sport-nov-2022.pdf?v=1664801543\" title=\"Motor Sport review Works Porsche 962\" style=\"color: #007195;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9a0000;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If you could get a PhD for the Porsche 962, then author Vanbockryck certainly deserves the Doctoral degree. [...] As far as we are concerned, the Porsche book of the year!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRS \u003cem\u003ePorsche Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (NL) (\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/rs-porsche-magazine.pdf?v=1664812483\" title=\"RS Porsche Magazine Review for Works Porsche 962\" style=\"color: #007195;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #9a0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If you're a Porsche racing enthusiast, this definitive history would surely become a cherished heirloom.\" \u003cstrong\u003eOctane \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(GB)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9a0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is the kind of work that gets labelled a collector’s book, but the reality is that it’s a history book. And one far too good to loiter unread on the coffee table.\" \u003cstrong\u003eAutosport \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(GB) (\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Autosport book review\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/porsche-962-book-review.pdf?v=1668523922\" style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9a0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What we have is an encyclopedia of the works cars (19 of them, plus two renumbered) in three weighty volumes, lavishly pictured and printed, detailing each and every one.\" \u003cstrong\u003ePorsche Panorama \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(USA) (\u003ca title=\"Porsche Panorama book review\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/porsche-panorama-october-2022.pdf?v=1668699717\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e\"The level of research, attention to detail, the inclusion of rare supporting documentation, image selection and captions, and the easy style in which it is written, make this one of the best overall books on motorsport available today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The author is to be congratulated on all levels, not just on what is mentioned above, but also for his perseverance over many years in compiling what is the ultimate documented history on the most successful prototype race car in the world… ever!\" \u003cstrong\u003eStuttcars.com\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(USA) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #007195;\" title=\"Porsche Road \u0026amp; Race Cars review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuttcars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Even at a whopping 850GBP, we can only conclude it's worth every penny. Remember it's three books. Magnificent books.\" \u003cstrong\u003eTazio Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(B) (\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/tazio-magazine.pdf?v=1670589499\" title=\"Tazio Magazine review of Works Porsche 962\" style=\"color: #007195;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It's an exhaustive body of work, one that has taken Vanbockryck most of his life to compile, and it is certain there will never be a more comprehensive book on these cars.\" \u003cstrong\u003eRacecar Engineering\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(GB) (\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/racecar-engineering.pdf?v=1672851791\" title=\"Racecar Engineering review of Works Porsche 962\" style=\"color: #007195;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9d0000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Available in three editions, 'Ultimate Works Porsche 962 - The Definitive History' is exactly what it says on the box: the most in-depth, extensive almanac of the Porsche 962 you are likely ever to find.\" \u003cstrong\u003eSportscar365.com\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(USA) (\u003cspan style=\"color: #007195;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #007195;\" title=\"Sportscar365.com book review\" href=\"https:\/\/sportscar365.com\/historic\/review-ultimate-works-porsche-962-the-ultimate-almanac\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Vanbockryck has already covered the history of the 956, the 962's predecessor, in 2019 in an equally powerful work of exactly 800 pages. Now it's the 962's turn, and once again there's not a dry eye in the house: another 1,400 pages, yet another massive book that proves the half-knowledge on the Internet wrong. Yes, all this fun comes at a cost, because the work is limited to 962 copies, and the price of 1040 euros is almost epic.\" \u003cstrong\u003eSport Auto\u003c\/strong\u003e (D)\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003ca style=\"color: #007195;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/sport-auto.pdf?v=1676541133\" title=\"Sport Auto review of Ultimate Works Porsche 962\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eread full review\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It is clear that this was a 20-year Sisyphean task - the result is astonishing every time you leaf through it and you will probably still discover new information and more pictures years after you have bought it. In short, when the 962 copies of the admittedly expensive work are sold, they will fetch high prices at auction. In addition to this 'basic edition' for £850, there is also a 'Collector's Edition' limited to 25 copies for £1,750 and an 'Owner's Edition' (19 copies) for £3,000 - it will probably be sold out first. A fantastic hard work and a work for eternity.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBulletin of Motorworld, May 2023 \u003c\/strong\u003e(DE)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"Most books oversell the word 'definitive', but as this three-volume, 1400-page labour of love proves, sometimes the word can be somewhat understated.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e'... this is no dry, technical slog for the ardent 962 enthusiast only. Vanbockryck's description of each race weekend reads with the pace of a gutsy fiction title, while the human sides of motor racing are never far away. Add in the extensive archive imagery and bespoke photography, and this limited-to-962 edition is a must for any Group C aficionado.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagneto, Spring Issue 2023\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(GB)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eForeword by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/porterpress.co.uk\/collections\/derek-bell-mbe\" title=\"Motorsport personality Derek Bell\"\u003eDerek Bell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"The Porsche 962… In a few words: the 962 was my career. And without it I wouldn’t have had the career I had. Beginning with the 956, this car was the one that made my life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eView the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/porterpress.co.uk\/collections\/all-books\/products\/works-porsche-962\" title=\"Limited Edition of Works Porsche 962\"\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/a\u003e to read the full foreword\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/porterpress.co.uk\/collections\/all-books\/products\/ultimate-porsche-962\" title=\"Ultimate Works Porsche 962 - The Definitive History (Collector's Edition)\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Porter Press International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40338615402556,"sku":"9781913089641","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/porsche-962-owners-edition.jpg?v=1755168342"},{"product_id":"jaguarsport-xjr-15-owners-edition","title":"JaguarSport XJR-15 (Owner's Edition)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA personal history of the design and development of the legendary supercar\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by Peter Stevens, Derek Warwick and David Brabham and limited to just 52 copies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe personal design history and philosophy of Peter Stevens, from early influences and Lotus to the XJR-15, the McLaren F1 and beyond.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn in-depth look at how Tom Walkinshaw and TWR took Jaguar back to the winner’s circle at the world’s most famous race – the Le Mans 24 Hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the team behind the XJR-15 broke new ground by creating a carbon-fibre road car inspired by the V12-engined Group C sports-prototypes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full story of the 1991 Intercontinental Challenge series that included races at Monaco, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the XJR-15’s current standing and how it has attracted a whole new enthusiast following in the 21st century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 270 colour photographs and illustrations, plus contemporary sketches, press releases, newspaper articles, magazine stories and internal documents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJaguarSport XJR-15: A Personal History of the Legendary Supercar tells the full story of this remarkable project – from the early days of TWR and the Intercontinental Challenge race series that featured famous drivers such as Derek Warwick and David Brabham, all the way up to the XJR-15’s current standing in the classic-car world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are 52 copies of the Owner’s Edition, one for each XJR-15 built, and these are initially being offered to the current owners of the cars. 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