Porsche 911: 50 Years & Definitive History 1997-2005 2 Book

In Porsche 911: 50 Years, bestselling author Randy Leffingwell celebrates a half-century of one of the world's premier sports cars, focusing on the major themes that have defined Porsche's rear-engined wonder. Randy 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; and 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.

Fifth volume in this impressive series on the Porsche 911 sportscar. The author has received full cooperation from Porsche Full year-by-year coverage of production models American and European markets covered in great detail Limited editions covered in full Rare prototype photographs Well over 200 contemporary pictures, many in colour In addition to photographs, advertising and brochures have been reproduced Will build into the definitive 911 reference work Combined with other Veloce/Long titles, will become part of the ultimate Porsche library. First shown as the 901 prototype at the 1963 Frankfurt Show, the 911 quickly built on the Porsche legend established by the 356 models. This volume, and the previously published four, look at the history of the evergreen 911 in definitive detail, covering 40 years of progress from the earliest design studies to the era of the water-cooled cars.