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Porsche Speedster: The Evolution of the Porsche Lightweight Sportster, 1947-94 [Hardcover]

Michel Thiriar (Author)
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 220 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks International (August 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0929758153
  • ISBN-13: 978-0929758152
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 9.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,261,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars many things to know about the Speedster, but not only...., May 8, 2001
This review is from: Porsche Speedster: The Evolution of the Porsche Lightweight Sportster, 1947-94 (Hardcover)
The book is filled with pictures, drawings and statistic material. Many pictures of the 356 Speedster. The 911 Speedster doesn't get equal attention.

But there's not only information about the Speedster; there's more. This 'more' is in my opinion only of interest for the real Speedster-fan. Pictures of buttons, die-cast modell cars, contemporary cars etcetera take quite some space.

For the real Speedster-fans it's probably a 'must have', for others it's 'interesting'.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive title for a mesmerizing car, September 28, 2001
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Chris S. Markham (Felton, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Porsche Speedster: The Evolution of the Porsche Lightweight Sportster, 1947-94 (Hardcover)
In the Porsche 356 community, Carreras may be more exotic, but there's no denying it is the Speedster that is the star. The most recognizable by the non-Porschephile, the "bathtub" is the car that first mixed hot-rod lean performance with european engineering and the Southern California lifestyle. Writing from a distinctive european perspective, this coffee table book is full of historic detail, pictures and collectibles that are just not covered in any other book on the Porsche marque. While there is a nod to the other Porsches with the Speedster nameplate (it was revived in the late 80s), there isn't the same depth afforded the early cars. But for those loveable 50s tubs which show up over and over again in film and TV and advertising, this is the definitive work on an unmistakably unique automobile.
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First Sentence:
The origin of this number "356" goes back to the winter of 1930, when Professor Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951) decided to create his own engineering company, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH Konstruktionsburo (the official founding date of the firm was a bit later, March 16, 1931). Read the first page
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high bow top, overrider tubes, rigid tonneau, rear lid, engine lid, hood handle, compensator spring, rear cowl, panoramic windshield, tonneau cover, pushrod engine, windshield frame, rear bodywork, pinion shaft, fan shroud, wheel arches, chassis numbers, front lid, prototype series, roll center, plastic kits, road manners, bumper guards, collector cars, plain bearings
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Courtesy Porsche, United States, Ferry Porsche, Max Hoffman, America Roadster, Professor Porsche, James Dean, Ferdinand Porsche, Sauter Roadster, Auto Union, Carrera Speedster, Erwin Komenda, Courtesy D'Ieteren, John von Neumann, Karl Rabe, Porsche Type, Second World War, Porsche Parade, Courtesy Van Bever, New York, Peter Schutz, Chevrolet Corvette, Pierre D'Ieteren, D'Ieteren Roadsters, General Motors
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