Get the complete, up-to-date story of Porsche’s most important model, year by year, in behind-the-scenes insights and over 500 stunning images.For more than six decades, Porsche’s ever-evolving 911 has served as the company’s ultimate expression of Ferdinand Porsche’s sports-car vision. Its unique form defines excellence in automotive design and engineering while providing an unrivaled driving experience. In
The Complete Book of Porsche 911, author and automotive historian Randy Leffingwell provides a detailed year-by-year overview of Stuttgart’s most famous performance car, including:
- The original 901 prototype
- The air-cooled cars of 1963 to 1998
- The water-cooled cars of 1998 to today
- The all-conquering GT2 and GT3 RS models
- The latest 992-generation 911
- Racing, prototype, and limited-production cars
Marvel at the evolution of this legendary sports car, documented in
hundreds of images, many sourced from Porsche’s historic and media archives and complemented by Leffingwell’s own photography. The
engaging text offers insider details culled from the author’s extensive interviews with key Porsche personnel discussing the evolution of this iconic sports car.
Technical specification tables round out
The Complete Book of Porsche 911’s thorough account of one of the most beloved enthusiast cars ever produced.
This exhaustive and authoritative volume is a must-have for every Porsche 911 enthusiast.
Celebrate six decades of rear-engine excellence with this beautifully illustrated exploration of 60 milestone Porsche 911s. Porsche’s 911 is the quintessential sports car—focused, purposeful, race-proven, and exciting. Since its prototype debut in 1963, the 911 has defied expectations while never losing its form or its giant-slaying heart.
In
Porsche 911 60 Years, best-selling Porsche author Randy Leffingwell delves into the stories of sixty 911s—
one from each year from 1964 to 2024. The
911’s entire history—
engineering,
design,
development,
racing, and
culture—is revealed one fantastic car at a time. This unique approach to the 911’s legacy includes such icons as:
- 1964 901 Cabriolet prototype
- Bruce Jennings 1967 911 S
- 1971 911 S Safari
- Louise Piech 1975 930 Turbo
- Le Mans-winning 1980 935 K3
- 1987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
- 1991 964 Carrera RS
- 1997 Ruf Turbo R
- 1998 996 GT1 Le Mans winner
- 2006 50th Anniversary Porsche Club of America 911 coupe
- 2010 911 Sport Classic
- 2018 Turbo S Exclusive
- 2023 Dakar
- And many more
Porsche 911 60 Years is
also the story of the people behind the cars: Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, who co-designed the 911’s timeless shape and his successors, Anatole Lapine, Harm Laggaaij, and Michael Mauer; Peter W. Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from the cutting-room floor and the Porsche leaders who carried on, most notably Wendelin Wiedeking; engineering geniuses such as Dr. Helmuth Bott, Hans Mezger, and Valentin Schaeffer; and stylists and modelers Gerhard Schroeder, Heinrich Klie, Peter Reisinger, Anthony Hatter, and Grant Larson.
Each profiled car is accompanied by
historic photography from Porsche’s own archive, and
beautiful, contemporary photography features throughout.
Porsche 911 60 Years is an essential volume for any Porsche owner or fan’s collection.
