Porsche 911: 50 Years

Best-selling author Randy Leffingwell celebrates a half-century of one of the world's premiere sports cars, focusing on the major themes that have defined Porsche's rear-engined wonder.

Porsche 911: 50 Years tells the whole story— design and development , racing and competition , engineering and technology , style and culture . All the iconic 911 models are included: The original 901 prototype that set the standard

The legendary RS models that made the little Porsche a dominant force on the world's racetracks

The infamous Turbo , the car that kept the performance flame alight during the dark, dismal decade of the 1970s

The fabled 959 , the model that redefined the term "sports car"

The 993 , last of the original air-cooled models

The 996 , 997 , and 991 , the liquid-cooled cars that brought the 911 into a new millennium

Beyond telling the story of the cars , Porsche 911: 50 years also spotlights the people behind them : Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, the son of legendary Porsche founder Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche , who co-designed the instantly recognizable 911 shape; Peter W. Schutz , the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from extinction; and Dr. Helmuth Bott , the engineering genius behind many of the groundbreaking technologies that have defined the 911, including fuel injection, turbocharging, and all-wheel-drive.

Leffingwell also tells the story of the 911 community —the clubs and culture that surround the car.

Together, all of these facets make Porsche 911: 50 Years the most essential book in any Porsche owner or fan's library.