Get the complete, up-to-date story of Porsche’s most important model, year by year, in behind-the-scenes insights and over 500 stunning images.For more than six decades, Porsche’s ever-evolving 911 has served as the company’s ultimate expression of Ferdinand Porsche’s sports-car vision. Its unique form defines excellence in automotive design and engineering while providing an unrivaled driving experience. In
The Complete Book of Porsche 911, author and automotive historian Randy Leffingwell provides a detailed year-by-year overview of Stuttgart’s most famous performance car, including:
- The original 901 prototype
- The air-cooled cars of 1963 to 1998
- The water-cooled cars of 1998 to today
- The all-conquering GT2 and GT3 RS models
- The latest 992-generation 911
- Racing, prototype, and limited-production cars
Marvel at the evolution of this legendary sports car, documented in
hundreds of images, many sourced from Porsche’s historic and media archives and complemented by Leffingwell’s own photography. The
engaging text offers insider details culled from the author’s extensive interviews with key Porsche personnel discussing the evolution of this iconic sports car.
Technical specification tables round out
The Complete Book of Porsche 911’s thorough account of one of the most beloved enthusiast cars ever produced.
This exhaustive and authoritative volume is a must-have for every Porsche 911 enthusiast.
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"Leffingwell doesnt just catalog model years, he documents the evolving character of the 911, from early air-cooled examples to todays hybrids. He includes production models, prototypes, limited editions, and racing variants with equal attention and depth, always balancing technical detail with a concise narrative." -- Benjamin Shahrabani * PCA.org * "Leffingwells Porsche connections allow him to enliven the story with insights gleaned from many interviews with key personnel. That alone makes this book different from other 911 books... if you had to have only one 911 book youd be fully served by this one!" -- Sabu Advani * Speedreaders.info *
INTRODUCTION
PREDECESSORS AND PROTOTYPES, 19481965
CHAPTER 1
THE FIRST GENERATION, 19641969
CHAPTER 2
THE FIRST GENERATION CONTINUES, 19701977
CHAPTER 3
THE SECOND GENERATION, 19781983
CHAPTER 4
THE SECOND GENERATION CONTINUES, 19841989
CHAPTER 5
THE THIRD GENERATION APPEARS, 19891994
CHAPTER 6
THE FOURTH GENERATION, 19941998
CHAPTER 7
WATER COOLING DEFINES THE FIFTH GENERATION, 19982005
CHAPTER 8
THE SIXTH GENERATION, 20052012
CHAPTER 9
THE SEVENTH GENERATION, 20122019
CHAPTER 10
THE EIGHTH GENERATION, 2020ON
INDEX
Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. The book examined Times publisher Otis Chandlers 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 Porsche 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 overviewsPorsche 75 Years: Expect the Unexpected, and The Complete Book of Porsche 911to deeper explorations in Porsche Turbo and Porsche 911: 50 Years. During this time, he has regularly traveled to Germany to continue his research regarding Porsches 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 PorschePanorama. And for the past decade he has been researching and writing an encyclopedic history of Porsches motorsports endeavors. Leffingwell lives near Santa Barbara, California.
