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Porsche 911: 50 Years

By Randy Leffingwell

Porsche 911: 50 Years

By Randy Leffingwell

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Best-selling author Randy Leffingwell celebrates a half-century of one of the world’s premiere sports cars, focusing on the major themes that have defined Porsche’s rear-engined wonder.  Porsche 911: 50 Years tells the whole story—design and development, racing and competition, engineering and technology, style and culture. All the iconic 911 models are included: - The original 901 prototype that set the standard- The legendary RS models that made the little Porsche a dominant force on the world’s racetracks- The infamous Turbo, the car that kept the performance flame alight during the dark, dismal decade of the 1970s- The fabled 959, the model that redefined the term “sports car”- The 993, last of the original air-cooled models- The 996, 997, and 991, the liquid-cooled cars that brought the 911 into a new millennium Beyond telling the story of the cars, Porsche 911: 50 years also spotlights the people behind them: Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, the son of legendary Porsche founder Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche, who co-designed the instantly recognizable 911 shape; Peter W. Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from extinction; and Dr. Helmuth Bott, the engineering genius behind many of the groundbreaking technologies that have defined the 911, including fuel injection, turbocharging, and all-wheel-drive. Leffingwell also tells the story of the 911 community—the clubs and culture that surround the car. Together, all of these facets make Porsche 911: 50 Years the most essential book in any Porsche owner or fan’s library.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2013-10-20
Publication Date:
2013-10-15
Publisher:
Quarto
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0760344019
ISBN13:
9780760344019
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1908 g
Height:
312 cm
Width:
254 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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