Porsche: A History of Excellence
Porsche: A History of Excellence

Author: Randy Leffingwell

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1610591607

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No other sports car has had a run like Porsches, on the street or on the world's racetracks. This richly illustrated volume tells the story of that fabled marque. Renowned automotive writer and photographer (and Porsche aficionado) Randy Leffingwell focuses his lens on each important model the first 356 to today's Cayman and 911. His pictures, in-depth analyses of each car and its context, and interviews with key personnel comprise a complete, compelling, and often revealing history of the world's premier name in sports cars.

The Complete Book of Porsche 911
The Complete Book of Porsche 911

Author: Randy Leffingwell

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0760365032

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Porsche's fabled 911 represents the ultimate expression of Ferdinand Porsche's original vision of the perfect sports car. In The Complete Book of Porsche 911, author and photographer Randy Leffingwell provides a year-by-year overview of Stuttgart's most famous car, from the original 901 prototype to today's technologically advanced GT2 and GT3 derivatives and the latest 992-generation 911. Along the way, he highlights the racing, prototype, and limited-production cars—offering the most complete reference available to these top-tier sports cars. In this book, you'll find the air-cooled cars of 1963 to 1998, then the water-cooled 911s of 1998 to present day. With behind-the-scenes info on the evolution of this iconic sports car, this book offers the detail craved by Porsche enthusiasts. Illustrated throughout with images from Porsche's own historical archive and complemented by the author’s stunning photos, along with detailed technical specification tables, The Complete Book of Porsche 911 offers a thorough account of one of the most beloved enthusiast cars ever produced.

Porsche
Porsche

Author: Karl E. Ludvigsen

Publisher: Princeton Book Company Publishers

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 894

ISBN-13:

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Porsche - Origin of the Species
Porsche - Origin of the Species

Author: Karl E. Ludvigsen

Publisher: Bentleypublishers.com

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780837613314

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Within Jerry Seinfeld's renowned Porsche collection resides an unassuming yet extraordinary piece of Porsche history: Porsche Gmünd coupe 356/2-040. Captured exclusively for this book in a series of evocative portraits by acclaimed automotive photographer Michael Furman, 040s unsullied originality conveys with startling immediacy the combination of artistry, innovation and determination that went into its improbable creation. Porsche-Origin of the Species will appeal to all car enthusiasts who are eager to know what events really ignited the spark from which all other Porsches evolved

Porsche 70 Years
Porsche 70 Years

Author: Randy Leffingwell

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2017-09-19

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0760347255

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This richly illustrated book offers a complete history of Porsche, Germany's premium sports-car maker. Porsche 70 Years focuses on engineering and design stories, while also paying homage to key players.

The Complete Porsche
The Complete Porsche

Author: Brian Laban

Publisher: Crestline

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0760316805

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For more than 50 years, Porsche has stood as one of the finest sports car manufacturers in the world. From its debut in 1948 with the "bathtub" 356 to today's incredible 911 Turbo, Porsche is the dream of many a sports car lover.This book provides a highly illustrated review of all the great Porsches, including specials and racers. The Complete Porsche offers Porsche fans the ultimate illustrated tour through their favorite company's history.

Porsche Racing Cars
Porsche Racing Cars

Author: Bill Oursler

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780760307274

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For half a century, Porsche automobiles have been favorites of race fans and drivers in endurance events, rallies, hill climbs, Trans Am, Can-Am, and GT racing. This photohistory chronicles more than 100 racing Porsches that have been campaigned at circuits the world over, including Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring, Spa, Nurburgring, and Leguna Seca, to name a few. In addition to color photography of the cars today and archival race images depicting the cars and top drivers from the annals of motorsport, the author presents the histories of such legendary Porsches as the 550 Spyder, a customer version of which gained notoriety as the car in which James Dean died; the open-wheel 718/2 with which Porsche unsuccessfully contested Formula 1 in 1959 and 1960; the 904 GTS that dominated European circuits in 1964 and 1965; the 917's which in 1972 and 1973 halted McLaren's Can-Am cakewalk; the 1976 Martini-liveried 935; the pair of Rothman-sponsored 959's that easily swept Paris-Dakar in 1986; and today's successful 911 GT cars.

Ultimate Works Porsche 956
Ultimate Works Porsche 956

Author: Serge Vanbockryck

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 9781907085901

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Unleashed in 1982, the Porsche 956 became the most successful purpose-built race car in history. Over the following decade, the 956 and its later long-wheelbase version, the 962, would win five consecutive world championships, as well as every single classic sportscar race in the world a record number of times: the Le Mans 24 Hours seven times, the Daytona 24 Hours six times and the Sebring 12 Hours four times, plus 39 world championship events and 55 IMSA races, to name but a few of its remarkable achievements. Many of the successes were achieved by works-entered cars, almost always in the iconic white-and-blue colours of sponsor Rothmans, and they form the focus of an extraordinary body of work researched and written by author Serge Vanbockryck over the past 30 years. This is the first part of his project, a two-volume production about the Works 956s, with a second such title on the Works 962s to follow in the summer of 2020.

The History of Porsches
The History of Porsches

Author: Seth Kingston

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2018-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1538343819

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Bright photographs and a compelling narrative provide your readers with the fascinating history of Porsches. The first automobile produced by Ferdinand Porsche was an electric car called the Lohner Porsche, which caught the eye of many people at the Paris World Fair in 1900. In 1931, Porsche founded the company Dr. Ing h. c. F. Porsche GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany. The first car the company created was designed to be a car for the people, the Volkswagen Beetle in 1934. In 1948, the Porsche 356 became the first Porsche sports car. Today, Porsche not only offers engineering services, but also has its own line of luxury vehicles and endurance race cars.