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Exceptional Cars Series

The sister series to our acclaimed ‘Great Cars’ collection, this growing addition to the Porter Press catalogue features individual cars with truly remarkable histories. Featuring the Iso Bizzarrini - the most successful of the Iso AC/3 Grifo race cars, the Holman and Moody GT40 that came third at Le Mans in 1966, an alloy bodied XK 120, the first three Shelby Cobras, an historic Aston Martin Ulster - which has competed in more races than any other, a Maserati 4CLT driven by the legendary Fangio, the Ferrari 250 LM that was part of Ferrari's swansong at Le Mans in 1965 and the beautiful Ferrari 250 GT SWB, class winner at the 1961 Le Mans and third overall.

SS Jaguar 100 - The remarkable history of 18008

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Available now New book tells the story of ‘Old Number 8’ Launched in 1935, the rakish SS Jaguar 100 was a landmark model for the company that had b...

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Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 - The remarkable history of 115.72.002

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By Ian Wagstaff The Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 was produced by Alfa’s Autodelta racing department to compete in the 1972 World Championship for Makes. The...

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Ferrari 857S - The remarkable history of 0578M

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The ninth book in the Exceptional Cars Series By Ian Wagstaff Ferrari 857S chassis number 0578M personifies, if an inanimate object can personify a...

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Ferrari 250 GT SWB - The remarkable history of 2689

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SOLD OUT By Richard Heseltine The 250-series was an early Ferrari success story and in 1959 spawned one of the most recognisable sports cars ever b...

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Ferrari 250 LM – The remarkable history of 6313

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SOLD OUT The Ferrari 250 LM was born of controversy. Enzo Ferrari wanted this compact mid-engined coupe to qualify as a GT car for world championsh...

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Maserati 4CLT - The remarkable history of chassis no. 1600

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The latest in the 'Exceptional Cars' series tells the story of one of the two cars bought by The Automovil Club Argentino (ACA). Painted in the bri...

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Aston Martin Ulster - The remarkable history of CMC 614

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CMC 614 is the registration number of an historic Aston Martin Ulster which has, without doubt, competed in more races than any other Aston. Built ...

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The First Three Shelby Cobras - The sports cars that changed the game

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The story of three cars, the first AC Cobras created by the legendary Carroll Shelby in 1962. This is the fourth book in the Exceptional Cars ser...

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Ford GT40 Mark II - The remarkable history of 1016

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This book tells the story of Ford GT40 Mark II, chassis no. P/1016 This was one of the trio of cars that crossed the finishing line together at Le ...

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Jaguar XK 120 - The remarkable history of JWK 651

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The story of one of the six alloy-bodied XK 120s that were prepared by Jaguar in 1950 for racing and rallying. This XK 120, known as JWK 651 b...

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Iso Bizzarrini - The remarkable history of A3/C 0222

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 A fascinating story of the last and most successful of the Iso A3/C Grifo race cars from the fabulous period of sports car racing in the mid-1960...

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