Porsche 911 60 Years by Randy Leffingwell

Porsche 911 60 Years by Randy Leffingwell

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.

“Whether you're a seasoned Porsche enthusiast or simply a lover of automotive excellence, this book is a worthy addition to your collection”

* Porsche Club of America *

"It doesn’t matter how many 911 books you have, a new one never hurts and this one is not expensive, really good-looking, well written, and nicely designed and produced—all of which are attributes of a proper Motorbooks title (and let’s not forget a fine Index)—and none of them are easy to achieve."

* SpeedReaders.info *

"...it’s the informative text by Randy Leffingwell that makes the book a perfect reference source for both the casual Porsche enthusiast or the most rabid fan of the iconic 911. If you’re a fan of the Porsche 911 automobile, no matter, air or water cooled, you should own this book. It belongs in the library of every Porschephile."

* JoeFarace.com *

"This beautiful “coffee table book” is not only a sharp piece for the Porsche enthusiast but a complete encyclopedia of the thinking and challenges behind every iteration in the past 60 years. A compendium that is an excellent reference point in every make and model."

* Blacktop Magazine *

"As you might know if you’ve assembled an even smallish library devoted to Porsche history, Mr. Leffingwell knows of what he writes,
having authored several books on the marque, which include both historical overviews and coverage of specific models. His books are always informative, and sometimes almost granular, but written in an accessible, comfortable – and readable – style."

* Slipstream Magazine *

Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. Since then, he has authored another 47 titles, covering subjects from sports cars to motorcycles to farm tractors. Leffingwell is considered one of the top Corvette historians working today, and he enjoys a close working relationship with Chevrolet as well numerous other manufacturers. His previous Corvette titles include Art of the Corvette, Corvette: Seven Generations of High Performance, Corvette Sixty Years, and Legendary Corvettes. He lives in Southern California.

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ISBN 13	9780760382653
ISBN 10	0760382654
Title	Porsche 911 60 Years
Author	Randy Leffingwell
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Year published	2024-04-25
Number of pages	304
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