Porsche Sports Racing Prototypes 1963–1971

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 Yearstells the whole story-design and development,racing and competition,engineering and technology,style and culture. All the iconic 911 models are included:Theoriginal 901 prototypethat set the standardThe legendaryRS modelsthat made the little Porsche a dominant force on the world's racetracksThe infamousTurbo, the car that kept the performance flame alight during the dark, dismal decade of the 1970sThe fabled959, the model that redefined the term "sports car"The993, last of the original air-cooled modelsThe996,997, and991, the liquid-cooled cars that brought the 911 into a new millennium
Beyond tellingthe story of the cars,Porsche 911: 50 yearsalso spotlights the people behind them: Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, the son of legendary Porsche founderFerdinand "Ferry" Porsche, who co-designed the instantly recognizable 911 shape;Peter W. Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from extinction; andDr. 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 the911 community-the clubs and culture that surround the car.
Together, all of these facets makePorsche 911: 50 Yearsthe most essential book in any Porsche owner or fan's library.




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