- Porsche
917: The Winning Formula - The super-fast Porsche 917
dominated international motorsport in the early 1970s. Designed
to win the world-famous Le Mans 24 Hours race, the 917 became
the focus of obsessive ambition for all connected with its
spectacular existence. Here, from a Porsche expert with unprecedented
access to company records and the engineers involved, is the
full story of the 917, which in 1997 was voted the world's
greatest racing car. Includes coverage of 917 development,
the 1970 Le Mans 917 win, the 1100bhp racers, and drivers
Elford, Redman, Attwood and Bell describing racing in an era
when mistakes could so often prove fatal. Must-have literature
for your racing library!
- Porsche
911: Perfection by Design - The story is matched with
superb photos. As is often the case with images captured by
Leffingwell’s lens, many are the kind you’ll pore
over before turning the page. Porsche 911 lovers are in no
way lacking for printed reading material. A glance at the
average bookseller’s shelf may turn up more Porsche
books than any other marque. It takes a great deal to set
a new 911 book apart from the crowd, but a near coffee-table-sized
format, stylish design and beautiful magazine-style photography
do the trick.
- Porsche:
The Road from Zuffenhausen - Here is the entire history
not only of the 356 but also of the development of competition
versions, and of the evolution of the 550 RSK and the legendary
904 Carrera GTS. The
story of the 911 occupies half the book, as this model has
survived for nearly four decades?the longest production of
any single postwar automobile design. A lavishly illustrated
history of the most recognized sports-car maker in the world—Porsche—a
story that began more than a century ago. Porsche: The Road
from Zuffenhausen is the first book in more than twenty-five
years to chronicle in such meticulous detail the early years
of the renowned automobile company. Perfect for the more than
500,000 Porsche owners and the millions of Porsche enthusiasts,
Porsche is a lively narrative of the cars and the people who
created them. In the opening chapters, the reader will find
the true heart of Porsche and its dedication to design and
engineering, and then move on to the pre–World War II
development of the first Porsche prototypes, as well as the
development of the Volkswagen by Professor Ferdinand Porsche
in the late 1930s. The story of the company’s early
postwar years in Austria is a tale of commitment to an idea,
an idea that resulted in the first 356 model and in a very
short time established Porsche as one of Germany’s leading
car makers.
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