Porsche 911

by Patrick Paterine and Patrick Paternie

Book Overview

An alphabet soup of road and race variants span 35 years in this full-color overview of the worlds most famous sports car.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760307962
• ISBN13: 9780760307960
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Absolute fantastic book!

Okay, so maybe it IS another book on the 911...how could it be any better or any worse than any of the others? Without delving into too many details, allow me to say that author Patrick Paternie really pulled off a tough task: putting together a concise, and yet, fresh history of the Porsche 911. By incorporating his trademark humble, albeit knowledgeable, voice with factory photos and a few new images, he has assembled a very easy to understand history. His sidebars are perhaps the most informative. From a breakdown of "Who are all these guys named Ferdinand?" to "How does a 901 transmission and 901 engine add up to a 911?" the several sidebars are designed to dispell some common misconceptions or to interpret some often confused history. The photographs are pure gold. Naturally, Porsche enthusiasts will recognize several standard factory views, and even some hallmark photography from fellow Porsche author, Randy Leffingwell. Nevertheless, Paternie has included several of his own shots as well as a nice selection of 911 advertising which help to put the several evolutionary forms in context.Top all this praise with the fact that this book costs less than $...!! Great value. I highly recommend it. It might get lost on my several shelves of Porsche books, but it won't be forgotten. This one made an impression on me (I had owned it for about 6 months before "discovering" it on my shelf while researching an article on the Porsche 904. I lost my train of thought for the next 2 hours as I reclinded to read it cover to cover. Simply put, it was the most enjoyable book on Porsche 911s that I have read in years!).