num_pages: 256
description: 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: 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.
language: English
title: Porsche 911: 50 Years
publisher: Motorbooks