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 911 S
- 1971 911 S Safari
- Louise Piech 1975 930 Turbo
- Le Mans-winning 1980 935 K3
- 1987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
- 1991 964 Carrera RS
- 1997 Ruf Turbo R
- 1998 996 GT1 Le Mans winner
- 2006 50th Anniversary Porsche Club of America 911 coupe
- 2010 911 Sport Classic
- 2018 Turbo S 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.
Since its introduction in 1998, the water-cooled Porsche 911 has earned a reputation as one of the world's greatest sports cars' equal to, if not better than, the legendary air-cooled 911 it replaced. The 911 is a true driver's car, and it offers its greatest driving rewards when properly maintained, tuned, and modified.
One of the principal drawbacks to owning a Porsche is the relatively high cost of maintaining it. But you can literally save thousands of dollars in mechanic's costs simply by performing some of the work yourself. With 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 996 and 997 1998-2008, written by renowned Porsche author Wayne Dempsey, you'll be able to get into the garage and work on your 911 with confidence. Created with the weekend mechanic in mind, this highly illustrated Motorbooks Workshop title offers 101 step-by-step projects designed to help you maintain, modify, and improve your late-model 911. Focusing on the water-cooled 996 and 997 models, this book presents all the necessary knowledge, associated costs, and pitfalls to avoid when performing an expansive array of projects. And besides the savings, when you personally complete a job on your Porsche, you get the added satisfaction of having done it yourself.
