Around the world, Porter Press International is renowned for publishing top-quality motoring books. Founded in 2005 by acclaimed automotive author Philip Porter, it is now firmly established as a leading motoring publisher. The flagship ‘Great Cars’ series has won numerous awards, with subjects including the double Le Mans-winning Ford GT40, Ross Brawn’s Ferrari 250 GT SWB, Le Mans-winning Jaguar C-type and a very important Ferrari 250 GTO.

Please see the bottom of this web page for the complete range of books available.

The sister series ‘Exceptional Cars’ is also well-established and includes titles on the first three AC Cobras, an important GT40 and the Le Mans class-winning Bizzarrini. A third series entitled ‘Porter Profiles’ launched in late 2017 with the first example featuring a famous competition Austin Healey.
The unrivalled Porter Press team includes Senior Editor Mark Hughes, the widely respected former editor of Autosport and Classic & Sports Car who was Editorial Director of Haynes for 15 years. James Page and Ray Hutton, former Editors, respectively, of Classic & Sports Car and Autocar, are both Porter Press editors and authors. All three liaise closely with designer Andy Garman, with whom Philip has worked for 20 years.
Authors include Doug Nye, Ian Wagstaff, Keith Bluemel, Mick Walsh, Chas Parker, Rinsey Mills, J. Mac Hulbert, Richard Heseltine, Gordon Bruce, Mark Cole and Philip Porter, several of whom have won the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy.
Porter Press is proud to have worked closely with motoring icons Murray Walker, Martin Brundle, Derek Bell, Gordon Murray and Stirling Moss, the last-named being the subject of Philip Porter’s hugely popular Stirling Moss – the Definitive Biography Volume 1, published in 2016.
The dedicated Porter Press in-house team are based in a restored thatched 16th century barn at Philip and Julie’s rural home, where Philip has lived for 40 years. Many of the office team, and those based remotely, have worked with the Porters for more than 10 years and take enormous pride in their work. Over the last 30 years, Philip has written more than 30 books.

The 250-series was an early Ferrari success story and in 1959 spawned one of the most recognisable sports cars ever built. It is now also one of the most coveted. The 250 GT Berlinetta (aka SWB, ‘Short Wheelbase’) had a dual role as supreme grand tourer and outstanding racing car. Chassis 2689GT, the subject of this book, was purchased by amateur racer Pierre Dumay on behalf of his friend Pierre Noblet – who had written off his previous 250 GT SWB in an accident at Clermont-Ferrand. Shortly after taking delivery, Noblet and co-driver Jean Guichet took the new car to a class-winning third place overall in the Le Mans 24 Hours – the dawn of a relatively brief, but very bright, competition history

• Represents a bygone age of sports car racing, when ‘gentlemen drivers’ – well-heeled amateurs, for the most part – could compete successfully against the world’s best. The car’s owner, Pierre Noblet, would invariably be back in his office at 9am on the morning after a race weekend, running his textile business.
• Chronicles the full racing history of 2689GT, including its notable start at Le Mans and victories at Monza and on the old street circuit in Brussels, and covers the wider racing successes of the 250 GT SWB.
• Outlines the engaging backstories 2689GT’s principal drivers – Pierre Noblet and Jean Guichet.
• Includes profiles of some of the most influential engineers and designers in automotive history: Mauro Forghieri, Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini all played a part in the 250 GT SWB’s genesis.

Books are in preparation for all three series, plus a variety of individual titles. Two new series are also being created: the Ultimate series and Coachbuilt Cars.
Each new volume confirms Porter Press International as the publisher of choice for discerning motoring enthusiasts.
Reviews & Testimonials
RetroSpeed
‘Thanks to social media, not that long ago it became a generalised opinion within the print industry that their days were numbered. Nobody would buy books or magazines anymore. Even worse, nobody in the future would write books or provide copy for magazines.

‘Well, thankfully, and although the market is still facing huge re-adjustment, necessity has once again become the ‘mother of invention’. And while the likes of Wikipedia may feed the mind, it’s still a compromise dictionary. That’s why we need specialist books produced by the likes of Porter Press International. All titles in the Exceptional Cars Series are carefully selected, well-researched, factually correct, written by trusted experts and produced in such a way as to provide pleasure of touch, and a good read.’

Title	Price	Web address URLs
Alfa Romeo Monza – The autobiography of a celebrated 8C-2300 £60	………..	https://porterpress.co.uk/products/alfa-romeo-monza-the-autobiography-of-a-celebrated-8c-2300
Alfa Romeo Monza – The autobiography of a celebrated 8C-2300 (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/alfa-romeo-monza-a-celebrated-8c-2300-deluxe-edition
Anniversary Box Set: Capri 50 + The Cars You Always Promised Yourself (Collector’s Edition) £99.95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/capri-50-collectors-book-bundle
Anniversary Set: Capri 50 + The Cars You Always Promised Yourself £54.95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ford-books-standard-bundle
Aston Martin DB4 G.T. Continuation £40		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/aston-martin-db4-gt-continuation
Aston Martin Ulster – The remarkable history of CMC 614 £30		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/remarkable-history-of-aston-martin-ulster-cmc-614
Austin-Healey 3000 – The Story of DD 300 £20		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/austin-healey-3000-the-story-of-dd-300
Bugatti Type 50 – The autobiography of Bugatti’s first Le Mans car £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/bugatti-t50-le-mans-car
Bugatti Type 50 – The autobiography of Bugatti’s first Le Mans car (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/bugatti-t50-le-mans-car-limited-edition
Derek Bell – All my Porsche races £45		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/derek-bell-book-all-my-porsche-races
E-type Definitive History – (Second Edition) £95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/e-type-definitive-history-second-edition-standard
E-type Jaguar DIY Restoration & Maintenance £29.99		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/e-type-jaguar-diy-restoration-maintenance
ERA R4D – The autobiography of R4D £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/era-r4d-the-autobiography-of-r4d
ERA R4D – The autobiography of R4D (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/era-r4d-the-autobiography-of-r4d-deluxe-edition
Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase – 2119 GT – Signed by Ross Brawn £12		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/special-signed-edition-ferrari-250-gt-swb-2119-gt
Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase – The autobiography of 2119 GT £ 60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ferrari-250-gt-swb-standard-edition
Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase – The autobiography of 2119 GT (Limited Edition) £ 25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ferrari-250-gt-swb-autobiography-of-2119-gt
Ferrari 250 GT SWB – The remarkable history of 2689 £30		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ferrari-250-gt-swb-2689
Ferrari 250 GTO – The autobiography of 4153 GT £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ferrari-250-gto-the-autobiography-of-4153-gt-standard-edition
Ferrari 250 GTO – The autobiography of 4153 GT (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ferrari-250-gto-the-autobiography-of-4153-gt-deluxe-edition
Ferrari 250 LM – The remarkable history of 6313 £30		https://porterpress.co.uk/collections/all-books/products/ferrari-250-lm-the-remarkable-history-of-6313
Ford GT40 – The autobiography of 1075 £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/gt40-the-autobiography-of-1075
Ford GT40 – The autobiography of 1075 (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ford-gt40-the-autobiography-of-1075-deluxe-edition
Ford GT40 Mark II – The remarkable history of 1016 £ 0		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ford-gt40-mark-2-the-remarkable-history-of-1016
Gentleman Heroes – YU 3250 – The first Blower Bentley and the men who made it happen £95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/gentleman-heroes-yu-3250
Graham Hill Scrapbook 1929-1966 (Limited Edition) £75		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/graham-hill-scrapbook-1929-1966-deluxe
Iso Bizzarrini – The remarkable history of A3/C 0222 £30		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/iso-bizzarrini-the-remarkable-of-a3-c-0222
Jaguar C-type – The autobiography of XKC 051 £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-c-type-the-autobiography-of-xkc-051
Jaguar C-type – The autobiography of XKC 051 (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-c-type-the-autobiography-of-xkc-051-deluxe-edition
Jaguar D-type – The autobiography of XKD 504 £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-d-type
Jaguar D-type – The autobiography of XKD 504 (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-d-type-the-autobiography-of-xkd-504-deluxe-edition
Jaguar Design – A Story of Style £45		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-design-a-story-of-style
Jaguar Lightweight E-type – Signed by Brian Johnson of AC/DC £12		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-lightweight-e-type-signed-by-brian-johnson-of-ac-dc
Jaguar Lightweight E-type – Signed by Brian Redman £12		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/lightweight-e-type-signed-brian-redman
Jaguar Lightweight E-type – The Autobiography of 4 WPD £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-lightweight-e-type-the-autobiography-of-4-wpd
Jaguar Lightweight E-type – The autobiography of 4 WPD (Collectors’ Edition) £1,200		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-lightweight-e-type-4-wpd-collectors
Jaguar Lightweight E-type – The autobiography of 4 WPD (Limited Edition) £ 25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-lightweight-e-type-4-wpd-deluxe
Jaguar Lightweight E-type – The autobiography of 49 FXN £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-lightweight-e-type-the-autobiography-of-49-fxn
Jaguar Lightweight E-type – The autobiography of 49 FXN (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-lightweight-e-type-the-autobiography-of-49-fxn-signed-edition
Jaguar Scrapbook (Limited Edition) £59.95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-scrapbook-de-luxe-edition
Jaguar XK 120 – The remarkable history of JWK 651 £30		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-xk-120-the-remarkable-history-of-jwk-651
Jaguar XK 120 Supersonic by Ghia £35		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-xk-120-supersonic-by-ghia
Jaguar XK DIY Restoration & Maintenance £35		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/jaguar-xk-diy-restoration-maintenance
John Egan – Saving Jaguar £15		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/saving-jaguar
John Fitzpatrick Group C Porsches – The Definitive History £225.0		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/john-fitzpatrick-group-c-porsches
Lotus 18 – The autobiography of Stirling Moss’s ‘912’ (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/lotus-18-the-autobiography-of-stirling-moss-912-limited-edition
Lotus 18 – The autobiography of Stirling Moss’s ‘912’ £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/lotus-18-autobiography-of-stirling-mosss-912
Martin Brundle Scrapbook £29.95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/martin-brundle-scrapbook-standard
Maserati 250F – The autobiography of 2528 £60		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/maserati-250f-the-autobiography-of-2528-standard-edition
Maserati 250F – The autobiography of 2528 (Limited Edition) £25		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/maserati-250f-the-autobiography-of-2525-de-luxe-edition
Maserati 4CLT – The remarkable history of chassis no. 1600 £30		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/maserati-4clt-chassis-no-1600-book
Mini Scrapbook – 60 years of a British icon £20		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/classic-mini-car-book
New Ford Book | The Cars You Always Promised Yourself £44.95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ford-book
New Ford Book | The Cars You Always Promised Yourself (Collector’s) £79.95		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ford-collectors-edition
One Formula – 50 years of car design £225.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/gordon-murray-one-formula
One Formula – 50 years of car design (Limited Edition) £750.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/gordon-murray-car-design-book-one-formula
One Formula – 50 years of car design (Unique Edition) £2,500.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/unique-edition-book-gordon-murray
Original Jaguar XK (2nd edition) £99.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/original-jaguar-xk-2nd-edition-by-philip-porter
Original Jaguar XK – The Restorer’s Guide £69.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/original-jaguar-xk-book-restorers-guide
Original Jaguar XK – The Restorer’s Guide (Limited Edition) £69.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/original-jaguar-xk-the-restorers-guide-de-luxe-edition
Porsche 911 Scrapbook £34.95 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/porsche-911-scrapbook-standard-edition
Porsche 911 Scrapbook (Limited Edition) £100.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/porsche-911-scrapbook-deluxe
Porsche 917 – The autobiography of 917-023 £60.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/the-autobiography-of-porsche-917-023-standard
Porsche 917 – The autobiography of 917-023 (Limited Edition) £250.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/porsche-917-the-autobiography-of-917-023-de-luxe-edition
Stirling Moss – The Definitive Biography, Volume 1 £200.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/stirling-moss-the-definitive-biography-volume-1
Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929-1954 £39.95 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/stirling-moss-scrapbook-1929-1954-standard-edition
Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929-1954 (Limited Edition) £95.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/stirling-moss-scrapbook-1929-1954-de-luxe-edition
Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1955 £130.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/stirling-moss-scrapbook-1955-signed-standard-1st-edition
Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1956-1960 £39.95 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/stirling-moss-scrapbook-1956-1960-standard-edition
Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1956-1960 (Limited Edition) £95.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/stirling-moss-scrapbook-1956-1960-de-luxe-edition
Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961 (Limited Edition) £95.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/stirling-moss-scrapbook-1961-de-luxe-edition
The First Three Shelby Cobras – The sports cars that changed the game £30.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/the-first-three-shelby-cobras-the-sports-cars-that-changed-the-game
The Le Mans Model Collection 1949-2009 £200.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/the-le-mans-model-collection-1949-2009-standard-edition
The Le Mans Model Collection 1949-2009 (Limited Edition) £675.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/le-mans-model-collection-1949-2009-deluxe
The Self Preservation Society – 50 Years of The Italian Job £45.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/italian-job-book
The Self Preservation Society – 50 Years of The Italian Job (Collector’s) £95.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/the-self-preservation-society-collectors-edition
The XK Files: 120, by Jennifer Barker (children’s book) £6.99 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/the-xk-files-120-by-jennifer-barker-childrens-book
Ultimate E-type – The Competition Cars (Classic Edition) £200.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ultimate-e-type-the-competition-cars-standard
Ultimate E-type – The Competition Cars (Collectors’ Edition) £2,200.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ultimate-e-type-the-competition-cars-collectors-edition
Ultimate E-type – The Competition Cars (Limited Edition) £350.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ultimate-e-type-the-competition-cars-de-luxe-edition
Ultimate E-type – The Competition Cars – Signed by Peter Sutcliffe £250.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/ultimate-e-type-the-competition-cars-signed
Works Porsche 956 – The Definitive History £450.00 GBP		https://porterpress.co.uk/products/works-porsche-956-book