Extract taken from Ford Model T - An Enthusiast's Guide 1908 to 1927 (all models and Variants) Above: After building the massive ‘999’ race car in 1902, Henry Ford was reluctant to drive it himself. Instead, he hired bicycle racer...
By Philip Porter In view of the legal turmoil currently in the Jaguar C-type world, I thought it might be amusing to dig out a few pages from my very first book, published in 1984. Very new to this writing...
By Philip Porter I am currently working on a completely new edition of a book I wrote for a massive publisher by the name of Orion, some 20 or so years ago about my E-type, with the obnoxious title, The...
by Philip Porter All images by Abigail Humphries The E-type went on sale in 1961 and remained in production until 1974, bridging two decades that would come to define the fashion industry. Both the fashion of the ’60s and ’70s...
Above image: The early E-type SuperFind in Sicily, with only 23,000km from new. I miss my fantastic early E-type! It is exactly 35 years ago today that I bought my Jaguar E-type, and I can tell you that I miss it...
For those of you who think they know all about Porsche and its cars, here is a fascinating story that may surprise. On my travels I came cross a cute red car with a double-bubble roof, sitting in Northern Italy....
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 Porter Press International marked its 15th anniversary in style in 2020, publishing more books...
By Martin Emmison First published in Sports Car Market, June 2004. With any collectible there is always an issue of authenticity, whether art, antiquities, baseball cards or automobiles. In the collector car world, relatively minor disputes over correct engine numbers...
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 opinions, and not afraid to express them, he...
By Stewart Longhurst Barely a week goes by of late without another ‘forgotten marque’ being reborn with the launch of some kind of continuation model or recreation. Whilst there is no shortage of ear-splitting, V8-powered AC Cobra replicas, few would...
By James Page Tucked away in the Cotswolds above the picturesque village of Bibury, the Classic Motor Hub has become a popular destination for enthusiasts since it opened a few years ago. For obvious reasons, in 2020 it has been...
