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Table Of ContentContents Foreword by Hurley Haywood Introduction Pre-History History We're Racing to Rome in a Beetle? Typ 60 and 64 Wait! Dusio Pays the Ransom? Typ 360 Cisitalia Grand Prix Car I Didn't See Anything I Wanted Typ 356/1 It's Better than Repairing Tractors and Manufacturing Well Pumps! Rebirth in Gmünd Porsche's 356 Was Evergreen--and So Was Its Favorite Color Mass Production in Zuffenhausen Adventures in the Middle Typ 550 to Typ 718 WRS Open-Wheel Triumph and Tribulation Typ 718 to 804 Replace It? Are you Mad? Replace It! It's Time! Typ 901, 902, 911, 912 Necessity Is the Mother of Invention Typ 904 Carrera GTS and 906 Carrera 6 The 911 Perfected, Polished, and Plenty Potent 911 S, 911 R, 911 RS 911 RSR Is There Room on the Podium? Typ 910, 907, 909, 908 No One Expected the 917 Typ 917 K and L, 917 PA Spyder, 917/10, 917/30 Caught in the Middle Typ 914-4, 914-6, 914-6GT, 916 Exhaust Gas Makes You Go Faster! Turbocharging the 911 Freeing the Whale Group 5 and Group 4 Silhouette Racers There's a Car in the Museum? Typ 936 I Need Antifreeze with a Porsche? Typ 928, 924, 944, 968 What Do You Mean It Can Stick to the Ceiling? Ground Effects Anyone Bring Sunblock? 911 Cabriolet Open Wheels to New Horizons TAG P01 Leaving Racing to Customers Typ 956, 962 What's a Supercar? Typ 953, 959, 961, 964 Carrera 2 Taking the Middle Typ 986 Boxster, 987 Cayman Going for Overall Victory. Again. 911 GT1 Water-Cool the 911? Heresy! Typ 996, 997, 991, 992 Porsche's Building an SUV? Heresy! Cayenne Another Supercar? About Time! Carrera GT And Now a Sedan? Heresy! Panamera Returning to Battle, the Racing Becomes Electric Typ RS Spyder, 918, and 919 Porsche Goes Silent Formula E, Mission E, Taycan, Mission R, Macan Dedication Acknowledgments Index
SynopsisPorsche 75th Anniversary: Expect the Unexpected covers the key moments, moves, and cars that make Porsche among the world's greatest and most storied auto manufacturers., Porsche 75th Anniversary: Expect the Unexpected covers the key moments, moves, and cars that make Porsche among the world's greatest and most storied auto manufacturers. In Porsche 75th Anniversary: Expect the Unexpected, the full story of Germany's fabled marque is revealed through a richly illustrated account of its most surprising moves and successes. Few other sports car manufacturers can match Porsche's success in the showroom or on the world's race tracks. In this stunning volume, automotive historian, photographer, and recognized Porsche expert Randy Leffingwell focuses his attention on the key moments and models that have created the Porsche legend, from the original Gmund coupe to today's 911, Cayenne, Panamera, and all-electric Taycan. Leffingwell's recounting of Porsche's history is accompanied by rare images from Porsche's own archive and punctuated with quotes and observations from key personnel. It's a thorough, compelling, and revealing look at one of the world's premier car makers. Created with Porsche's cooperation, Porsche 75 Years takes you behind the scenes of Stuttgart's most famous cars as well as its key players. This book offers something for all Porsche enthusiasts, whether they are rear-engine loyalists, race fans, or followers of contemporary vehicles like the Cayman, Boxster, Macan, and Taycan. Celebrate 75 years of Porsche excellence!
LC Classification NumberTL215.P75L4288 2022