Members all the way for new Ferrari book

Guild members have been responsible for every aspect of the latest book from renowned motor racing historian Doug Nye, Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Competizione/335.

Doug is of course a member, as is James Page, who edited the book, Martin Port who designed it and Philip Porter who published it through his company Porter Press International.

The subject of the book is a unique Ferrari, the only car built specifically for the experimental Tipo 142 four-cam 3.0-litre V12 engine. It made its debut at Spa-Francorchamps in May 1958 driven by Olivier Gendebien, but failed to finish the race. 

The car was then fitted with a 4.1-litre Tipo 141 engine and taken over by the influential US team owner John von Neumann, to be campaigned in US races by Phil Hill and Richie Ginther.  The car was restored by Ferrari’s Classiche department in Maranello in 2024, when it was refinished in its 1959 livery of silver with a black stripe.

Porter Press International has a long history of producing authoritative and spectacular books on Ferraris. In March 2026 it published Ultimate Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona – The Definitive History, a two-volume set running to more than 550 pages, on which Guild member Keith Bluemel was a consultant. Octane magazine described the book as “a superbly illustrated, deeply researched and well-designed publication”.

Guild members also feature extensively on the Porter Press author roster. Recent titles include Ferrari 275 P – 0816: The Only Ferrari to Have Won Le Mans Twice by Keith Bluemel; The Last Eye Witness – the Pioneering Motor Racing Photography of Maurice Louis Branger 1902–1914 by Doug Nye; Ferrari 166MM Uovo and 

Ultimate Ferrari 250 GTO by James Page; Powered by Gibson – From F1 to Le Mans: The Story of Gibson Technology by Mark Cole; Subaru Impreza WRC – The Autobiography of P8 WRC and Prodrive – 40 Years of Success by Ian Wagstaff.

Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Competizione/335 will be available at the Goodwood Revival Meeting, while Porter Press books on BRM, the Jaguar C-type, Ferrari 275 GTB, Ford GT40, Bugatti Atlantic, Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, Bentley 3 Litre and more are in progress and will be published in the next few months.

Guild members seeking review copies of any Porter Press titles should contact Paula Porter.