Porsche 924, 944 and 968 (Collector's Guide) [Paperback]

Michael Cotton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Collector's Guide | Publication Date: April 15, 2000

Porsche's front-engined four-cylinder cars introduced thousands of enthusiastic drivers to the joys of Porsche ownership. Here Michael Cotton delves deeply into the background of Porsche's 924, 944, and the ultimate derivative, the 968. Cotton's text embraces the cars' design, development, production history and competition achievements, together with important buying and ownership advice. Extensive appendices list technical specs, production milestones, and performance figures for each model range.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Motor Racing Publications; 2nd edition (April 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1899870474
• ISBN-13: 978-1899870479
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #780,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to this popular Porsche, August 19, 2000

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Philippe Holland (Burscheid Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porsche 924, 944 and 968 (Collector's Guide) (Paperback)

This book is packed with useful information and facts about the Porsche 924, 944 and 968. Do not let the small format of the book put you off as it is a real mine of information. Michael Cotton's writing style is fluid and easy to read. I could not put it down and am forever diving back into it to learn something new. The images showing the early development and design models are fascinating, as are the Porsche personalities we meet throughout the book. Rare models are covered in good detail and the author is not afraid to talk about the less successful developments. Readers who are interested in Porsche's racing history will be treated to an in depth account of how this model was campaigned. This is a very good book which could have only been improved by some colour photographs and more detailed production information. For anybody interested in this model, I fully recommend this book. The author has done a superb job of proving what a `real Porsche' these cars are and packs the book with excellent advice for the first time owner.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PORSCHE 924, 944 & 968, January 13, 2008

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M. Nearing (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Porsche 924, 944 and 968 (Collector's Guide) (Paperback)

This was a Christmas gift for my husband who has a 944 Turbo...he says he had been thinking about getting this book so it was a nice surprise. He enjoys it a lot!

I wasn't sure at first if this would give him much info. about his Turbo, but he is very pleased with this book, so,enough said!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Porsche 924S, July 13, 2006

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Al Paulissen (Belwood, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Porsche 924, 944 and 968 (Collector's Guide) (Paperback)

Since I own a 1987 Porsche 924S that is in very good condition, I wanted more information on the car and the general history of the same family of sportscars.
The book is very factual and interesting to read as well as enjoyable for the many photographs that provide a great deal of information. It does not cover the mechanicals as much as I had hoped but it obviously was not intended to be a shop manual.
I must say that I agree with the author that as a sportcar, they are fun to drive and are relatively robust when driven as they were intended to be.