Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005

Today, one cannot escape the fact that the words Porsche and racing go hand in hand. This book follows Porsche's year-by-year progress in top flight racing and rallying, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success on the tracks and worldwide acclaim. This particular volume starts with the story of the pure racers of 1976 vintage, and takes the reader through a series of racing models, including the glorious 956 and 962, up to 2005 via contemporary photography and words from an acknowledged Porsche authority. An earlier volume covers the years up to 1975 inclusive. The book includes detailed year by year coverage of Porsche's top class racing and rallying exploits in words and 300 excellent photos. This book is a must have for all fans of the Porsche marque and motor sport.

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Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005

Today, one cannot escape the fact that the words Porsche and racing go hand in hand. This book follows Porsche's year-by-year progress in top flight racing and rallying, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success on the tracks and worldwide acclaim. This particular volume starts with the story of the pure racers of 1976 vintage, and takes the reader through a series of racing models, including the glorious 956 and 962, up to 2005 via contemporary photography and words from an acknowledged Porsche authority. An earlier volume covers the years up to 1975 inclusive. The book includes detailed year by year coverage of Porsche's top class racing and rallying exploits in words and 300 excellent photos. This book is a must have for all fans of the Porsche marque and motor sport.

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Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005

Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005

by Brian Long
Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005

Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005

by Brian Long

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Overview

Today, one cannot escape the fact that the words Porsche and racing go hand in hand. This book follows Porsche's year-by-year progress in top flight racing and rallying, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success on the tracks and worldwide acclaim. This particular volume starts with the story of the pure racers of 1976 vintage, and takes the reader through a series of racing models, including the glorious 956 and 962, up to 2005 via contemporary photography and words from an acknowledged Porsche authority. An earlier volume covers the years up to 1975 inclusive. The book includes detailed year by year coverage of Porsche's top class racing and rallying exploits in words and 300 excellent photos. This book is a must have for all fans of the Porsche marque and motor sport.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781904788454
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
Publication date: 10/15/2008
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 10.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Born in Coventry, once the heart of the British motor industry, Brian Long has a passion for vintage and sporting machinery. A trained mechanical engineer and a long-term owner of both the MX-5 and rotary Mazdas, he has had a strong connection with Mazda products for well over a decade. Brian now lives just outside Tokyo, and spends much of his free time with Thoroughbred horses. He has had more than 70 books published, including many works on Japanese marques.

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"This book presents year-by-year the model, series and races with which Porsche kept on top. It is a superb book not only covering Porsche but the times." – Victory Lane  

"Packed with color photos and well researched, this is a must-have for fans of the marque." – Auto Express

"Porschephiles will, no doubt, want this to add to their copy of Long's previous Porsche Racing Cars volume." – New Zealand Classic Car

"If you have the earlier book, you'll certainly want this one alongside it on your bookshelf." – Speedscene

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