Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car

by William G. Scheller

Book Overview

With a design as refined as the car itself, 'Porsche' presents the whole story of this prestigious brand, from the creation of the first model in 1948, through 48 models to the examples of the present... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789399784
• ISBN13: 9780789399786
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 8.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 11.5" x 14.5"

Customer Reviews

The fine art of the sports car

Of the 35+ porsche related texts I own and collect this is one of my favorites. Excellent photos, quality printing and readable history on a wide variety of models.

Mrs. Lewis has made some wonderful pictures here!

Although I have the spanish version of this book purchased in my country (I was unable to buy it brand new over the net) I must say this is one of the best Porsche book in my collection. The book is huge and complicated to handle but once you put it on a table and see the wonderful pictures it has (never saw pictures that large indeed) you know Mrs. Lewis has a special gift to captivate the beauty of these cars. The text is interesting but basic and there's a lack of info about some models as noted by other reviewers. A good point is Auto Union reference.

Almost.......

The book is VERY large & is mostly beautiful pictures spanning the Porsche history of classics from the earliest models to the Boxster...a little disappointed that: once again, a Porsche book that focuses a little too much on the 911. No 924 anything? & very little to say about the classic 928! However, the pictures are beautiful & there is some great insight into the history of arguably the greatest sports car ever. You will pick this book up for years & reflect on the beauty.

Truly Beautiful

This is by far the best Porsche photo book I've seen. If you want technical info, get Paul Frere's book, but for stunning Porsche photographs, this book is outstanding. A must for every Porschephile's collection.

The illustrations are wonderful.

I thought this book is great. It has tons of beautiful color photos and tons of interesting facts. I got a good idea of the history of Porsche. This book also has inside views of a lot of the cars and it had a lot of the technical data about the cars too.