The Complete Book of Porsche 911

Porsche's fabled 911 represents the ultimate expression of Ferdinand Porsche's original vision of the perfect sports car. In The Complete Book of Porsche 911, author and photographer Randy Leffingwell provides a year-by-year overview of Stuttgart's most famous car, from the original 901 prototype to today's technologically advanced GT2 and GT3 derivatives and the latest 992-generation 911. Along the way, he highlights the racing, prototype, and limited-production cars-offering the most complete reference available to these top-tier sports cars.In this book, you'll find the air-cooled cars of 1963 to 1998, then the water-cooled 911s of 1998 to present day. With behind-the-scenes info on the evolution of this iconic sports car, this book offers the detail craved by Porsche enthusiasts. Illustrated throughout with images from Porsche's own historical archive and complemented by the author's stunning photos, along with detailed technical specification tables, The Complete Book of Porsche 911 offers a thorough account of one of the most beloved enthusiast cars ever produced.

"An absolute 'must' for the legions of dedicated Prosche owners and enthusiasts" 

Auteur

Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. The book examined Times’ publisher Otis Chandler’s growing collection of muscle cars. American Muscle published in September 1990, jump-started a love of book creation that ultimately led Leffingwell to leave the Times in 1995. By then, he and Motorbooks had published Po**rsche Legends, and six other books.
 
Since 1990, Leffingwell has authored more than 60 titles, most of them automotive-oriented. Over 30-plus years, these include a dozen Porsche titles ranging from general overviews—Porsche 75 Years: Expect the Unexpected, and The Complete Book of Porsche 911—to deeper explorations in Porsche Turbo and Porsche 911: 50 Years. During this time, he has regularly traveled to Germany to continue his research regarding Porsche’s history. To date, Leffingwell has interviewed more than 200 Porsche engineers, stylists, model makers, racers, and managers.
 
While he has tackled other subjects including John Deere tractors, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and West Coast lighthouses, Leffingwell admits he is almost addicted to the Porsche story. In addition to his book work, he is historical editor for 000 magazine and Porsche**Panorama. And for the past decade he has been researching and writing an encyclopedic history of Porsche’s motorsports endeavors.
 
Leffingwell lives near Santa Barbara, California.

Texte du rabat

The year-by-year evolution of the desirable sports car is gone over in this image-packed overview of the prolifically produced Porsche 911.

Résumé
The Complete Book of Porsche 911 is the one-stop reference covering every variation of Stuttgart's famed sports car. This 3rd edition updates the book to include the 992-generation car.

Contenu

6 Introduction
Predecessors and Prototypes, 1948-1965

30 Chapter 1
The First Generation, 1964-1968

64 Chapter 2
The First Generation Continues, 1970-1977

102 Chapter 3
The Second Generation, 1978-1983

126 Chapter 4
The Second Generation Continues, 1984-1989

160 Chapter 5
The Third Generation Appears, 1989-1994

194 Chapter 6
The Fourth Generation, 1994-1998

220 Chapter 7
Water Cooking Defines the Fifth Generation, 1998-2005

254 Chapter 8
The Sixth Generation, 2005-2012

292 Chapter 9
The Seventh Generation, 2012-2019

338 Chapter 10 
The Eighth Generation, 2020-On

342 Index