Porsche 75th Anniversary

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 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 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 PorschePanorama. 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.

• ContentsForeword by Hurley HaywoodIntroductionPre-HistoryHistoryWe’re Racing to Rome in a Beetle?Typ 60 and 64Wait! Dusio Pays the Ransom?Typ 360 Cisitalia Grand Prix CarI Didn’t See Anything I WantedTyp 356/1It’s Better than Repairing Tractors and ManufacturingWell Pumps!Rebirth in GmündPorsche’s 356 Was Evergreen—and So Was Its Favorite ColorMass Production in ZuffenhausenAdventures in the MiddleTyp 550 to Typ 718 WRSOpen-Wheel Triumph and TribulationTyp 718 to 804Replace It? Are you Mad? Replace It! It’s Time!Typ 901, 902, 911, 912Necessity Is the Mother of InventionTyp 904 Carrera GTS and 906 Carrera 6The 911 Perfected, Polished, and Plenty Potent911 S, 911 R, 911 RS 911 RSRIs There Room on the Podium?Typ 910, 907, 909, 908No One Expected the 917Typ 917 K and L, 917 PA Spyder, 917/10, 917/30Caught in the MiddleTyp 914-4, 914-6, 914-6GT, 916Exhaust Gas Makes You Go Faster!Turbocharging the 911Freeing the WhaleGroup 5 and Group 4 Silhouette RacersThere’s a Car in the Museum?Typ 936I Need Antifreeze with a Porsche?Typ 928, 924, 944, 968What Do You Mean It Can Stick to the Ceiling?Ground EffectsAnyone Bring Sunblock?911 CabrioletOpen Wheels to New HorizonsTAG P01Leaving Racing to CustomersTyp 956, 962What’s a Supercar?Typ 953, 959, 961, 964 Carrera 2Taking the MiddleTyp 986 Boxster, 987 CaymanGoing for Overall Victory. Again.911 GT1Water-Cool the 911? Heresy!Typ 996, 997, 991, 992Porsche’s Building an SUV? Heresy!CayenneAnother Supercar? About Time!Carrera GTAnd Now a Sedan? Heresy!PanameraReturning to Battle, the Racing Becomes ElectricTyp RS Spyder, 918, and 919Porsche Goes SilentFormula E, Mission E, Taycan, Mission R, MacanDedicationAcknowledgmentsIndex

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