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.
One of the most popular cars from the Porsche stable. This book covers every 911 SC ever produced and is written by a recognized Porsche expert. Covers purchasing, maintenance, electrical systems and performance enhancement in exhaustive detail.
This book about the Porsche 911SC is the second of a planned six covering a range of Porsche models. This book carries on the tradition established with the author‘s first Porsche 911 book (Robert Bentley) which covered the 964 series. Contains absolutely everything a 911SC owner needs to know. Every model and version is included. Engines, transmissions, suspension and how to improve the performance are covered as well as the fixes for common problems. This book really is the essential companion for the 911SC owner or would-be owner. No need to ask questions online anymore, the answers are all here.
• Complete historical review of the entire 911SC series
• How to identify and authenticate a 911SC
• What to look for when purchasing
• How to service the 911SC
• Description of Engine and CIS fuel injection
• Description of transmission, running gear, wheel and tyres
• Complete explanation of all installed electrical systems
• How to troubleshoot and repair the 911SC
• How to improve the performance of the 911SC
• Complete historical review of the 911SC on and off the race track
