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Porsche 911 60 Years
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Binding: Hardcover
Description: Celebrate six decades of rear - engine excellence with this beautifully illustrated exploration of 60 milestone Porsche 911s. Porsche's 911 is the quintessential sports car focused purposeful race - proven and exciting. Since its prototype debut in 1963, the 911 has defied expectations while never losing its form or its giant - slaying heart. In Porsche 911 60 Years best - selling Porsche author Randy Leffingwell delves into the stories of sixty 911s one from each year from 1964 to 2024. The 911's entire history engineering design development racing and culture is revealed one fantastic car at a time. This unique approach to the 911's legacy includes such icons as: 1964 901 Cabriolet prototype Bruce Jennings 1967 911s 1971 911s Safari Louise Piech 1975 930 Turbo Le Mans - winning 1980 935 K 31987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird 1991 964 Carrera RS 1997 Ruf Turbo R 1998 996 GT 1 Le Mans winner 2006 50th Anniversary Porsche Club of America 911 coupe 2010 911 Sport Classic 2018 Turbos Exclusive 2023 Dakar And many more Porsche 911 60 Years is also the story of the people behind the cars: Ferdinand Butzi Porsche who co - designed the 911's timeless shape and his successors Anatole Lapine Harm Laggaaij and Michael Mauer; Peter W. Schutz the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from the cutting - room floor and the Porsche leaders who carried on most notably Wendelin Wiedeking; engineering geniuses such as Dr. Helmuth Bott Hans Mezger and Valentin Schaeffer; and stylists and modelers Gerhard Schroeder Heinrich Klie Peter Reisinger Anthony Hatter and Grant Larson. Each profiled car is accompanied by historic photography from Porsche's own archive and beautiful contemporary photography features throughout. Porsche 911 60 Years is an essential volume for any Porsche owner or fan's collection.
Title: Porsche 911 60 Years
Author(s): Leffingwell Randy
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780760382653
Pages: 304 Pages, 300 Color & B-W Photos
Publication Date: 4/16/2024
Category: Car Racing
Description: Celebrate six decades of rear - engine excellence with this beautifully illustrated exploration of 60 milestone Porsche 911s. Porsche's 911 is the quintessential sports car focused purposeful race - proven and exciting. Since its prototype debut in 1963, the 911 has defied expectations while never losing its form or its giant - slaying heart. In Porsche 911 60 Years best - selling Porsche author Randy Leffingwell delves into the stories of sixty 911s one from each year from 1964 to 2024. The 911's entire history engineering design development racing and culture is revealed one fantastic car at a time. This unique approach to the 911's legacy includes such icons as: 1964 901 Cabriolet prototype Bruce Jennings 1967 911s 1971 911s Safari Louise Piech 1975 930 Turbo Le Mans - winning 1980 935 K 31987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird 1991 964 Carrera RS 1997 Ruf Turbo R 1998 996 GT 1 Le Mans winner 2006 50th Anniversary Porsche Club of America 911 coupe 2010 911 Sport Classic 2018 Turbos Exclusive 2023 Dakar And many more Porsche 911 60 Years is also the story of the people behind the cars: Ferdinand Butzi Porsche who co - designed the 911's timeless shape and his successors Anatole Lapine Harm Laggaaij and Michael Mauer; Peter W. Schutz the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from the cutting - room floor and the Porsche leaders who carried on most notably Wendelin Wiedeking; engineering geniuses such as Dr. Helmuth Bott Hans Mezger and Valentin Schaeffer; and stylists and modelers Gerhard Schroeder Heinrich Klie Peter Reisinger Anthony Hatter and Grant Larson. Each profiled car is accompanied by historic photography from Porsche's own archive and beautiful contemporary photography features throughout. Porsche 911 60 Years is an essential volume for any Porsche owner or fan's collection.
Title: Porsche 911 60 Years
Author(s): Leffingwell Randy
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780760382653
Pages: 304 Pages, 300 Color & B-W Photos
Publication Date: 4/16/2024
Category: Car Racing