New GT40 books

[S7MS427]

John S. Allen has made an announcement regarding a project he is involved in with Ronnie Spain, Mark Cole, and Graham Endeacott.  He terms it the Ultimate GT40 Book in four volumes.  And from his description, it certainly sounds that way.  The announcement was made last week on the Ford GT40 Facebook page.  A search on Facebook for John S. Allen should bring you that page where you can read about some of the details.  There is some hope that Volume 1 will be out by the time of the GT40 reunion in Pittsburgh in July.  The project promises to be quite expensive, but with these authors, I'm sure it won't disappoint.  I'm starting a special account to save enough to buy all four volumes.

The publisher's (Porter Press International) website is: https://porterpress.co.uk/. There is as yet no mention of this project, but I have no reason to doubt John Allen's posting.

[Kent]

That will be interesting. But there are several Books out there about the GT40 which are really good. So I´m not sure if these 4 volumes are just a summary of these Books with some additions?

[S7MS427]

Kent,

Read the comments to the posting. Seems to indicate that these books will go into considerably more depth than before with lots of never before published information. For those of us that can never seem to get enough, this could be a gold mine. I do have some of the older books by John Allen and Ronnie Spain in my collection and would love to see additional information.

[silverton_ford]

[S7MS427]

Thanks for that link, Brian!  Good stuff!

[mark iv]

John S. Allen will be attending the GT Reunion at the PVGP in July.

[silverton_ford]

Porter Press has on their website that Volume 1 is expected to come out November 2024.

https://porterpress.co.uk/


Ultimate Ford GT40 – The Definitive History
The forthcoming Porter Press International Ultimate GT40 project has proved to be a mammoth undertaking. This landmark work will comprise four volumes, which will build into a unique in-depth study of the GT40. From its roots in the early 1960s through the challenges of its formative racing career, to four consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours victories, every aspect of the GT40 and its remarkable history will be analysed and documented.

Volumes 1, 3 & 4 by John S Allen, Graham Endeacott & Mark Cole with Mike Teske

Volume 2 by Ronnie Spain

Available in Limited, Collector's and Owner's Editions.

The volumes will be published individually and we very much hope to have Vol 1 available from mid/late November, to be followed by Vol 2 in early 2025, with Vols 3 and 4 to be launched during the year. More detail to follow soon. Please sign up for our Newsletter to be kept informed.

[silverton_ford]

New update from Porter Press was emailed out today about their new GT40 book.



From their website:

Ultimate Ford GT40 – The Definitive History
The forthcoming Porter Press International Ultimate GT40 project has proved to be a mammoth undertaking. This landmark work will comprise four volumes, which will build into a unique in-depth study of the GT40. From its roots in the early 1960s through the challenges of its formative racing career, to four consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours victories, every aspect of the GT40 and its remarkable history will be analysed and documented.

Volume 1 by Ronnie Spain

Volumes 2, 3 & 4 by John S Allen, Graham Endeacott & Mark Cole with Mike Teske

Available in Limited, Collector's and Owner's Editions.

Each volume will be published individually and we hope to have Volume 1 available from early December 2024, to be followed by Volume 2 in early 2025, with Volumes 3 and 4 to be launched later in 2025. More details to follow soon. Please sign up for our Newsletter to be kept informed.