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Porsche 924, 944 and 968: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Explore the best illustrated books on the Porsche 924, 944 and 968. Discover the history, models and evolution of Porsche sports cars. Perfect for enthousiasts, collectors, and anyone passionate about Porsche..

Porsche 924 (1975-1988) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring Porsche 924 sports cars from the years 1975-1988. Describes the Porsche 924 Carrera GT, Le Mans, Lux, 5-speed, 924S, Supercharged, Automatic and Turbo.

  • The period articles, brought together from leading British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.
  • Also driving impressions, original road tests, comparison tests, technical data, etc.

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Details:180 pages, 10.6 x 6.5 x 0.47 in (27 x 16.5 x 1.2 cm), paperback
Illustrations:450 photos
Language:English
Publisher:Brooklands Books (GB, 1989)
Series:Gold Portfolio
ISBN:9781870642804
Book cover: Porsche 924 (1975-1988) | Gold Portfolio | Brooklands

Porsche 924 (1975-1988)

Language: English

Porsche 968 - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring Porsche 968 sports cars. Describes the Porsche 968 Sport, Club Sport, Tiptronic, Turbo S Coupé and Turbo S Cabrio.

  • The 36 period articles, brought together from leading British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.
  • Also driving impressions, original road tests, comparison tests, technical data, etc.

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Details:136 pages, 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.35 in (27 x 20 x 0.9 cm), paperback
Illustrations:350 photos and drawings
Language:English
Publisher:Brooklands Books (GB, 2002)
Series:Limited Edition Extra
ISBN:9781855205901
Book cover: Porsche 968 | Limited Edition Extra | Brooklands

Porsche 968

Language: English

Porsche 924 - All models (1976-1988) - Essential Buyer's Guide

The Porsche 924 models were built from 1976 to 1988, and grew from relatively modest performance 2+2 coupes to fire breathing turbo rally and racing cars achieving success in many forms of motorsport. The models have many excellent points; however, as with any car that is 30 years old, there are also some negatives to be considered.
This balance is discussed, along with the reality of living with a 924, what to look for in any potential purchases.

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Author:Stephen John Hodgkins
Details:64 pages, 7.7 x 5.5 in (19.5 x 14 cm), paperback
Illustrations:110 color photos
Language:English
Publisher:Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2012)
Series:The Essential Buyer's Guide
ISBN:9781845844097
Book cover: Porsche 924 - All models (1976-1988) | The Essential Buyer's Guide | Veloce

Porsche 924 - All models (1976-1988)

Language: English

Porsche 944 - All models (1982-1991)

This is the complete guide to finding the best available example of the classic front-engined Porsche 944. Insight from real ownership experience is coupled with unparalleled technical knowledge, resulting in the first dedicated guidebook for potential buyers of the Porsche 944.

A comprehensive guide, including an inspection checklist that buyers can use when viewing a car, photos of key areas to check, and known issues for each model, and an overview of key specifications and potential upgrades.
Market and value data are also supplied to help give an idea of what a specific Porsche 944 is worth.

From whether a Porsche 944 is a suitable car for you, to the cost considerations to be taken into account when searching for and viewing a used model, the authors' aim to arm the prospective buyer with enough knowledge and insight to be able to view a used Porsche 944, and quickly assess its quality, before considering whether to make a purchase.
Take the first step towards finding your dream car, by reading this guide today.

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Author:Andy Higgins, Jon Mitchell
Details:64 pages, 7.7 x 5.5 x 0.63 in (19.5 x 14 x 1.6 cm), paperback
Illustrations:90 color photos
Language:English
Publisher:Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2019)
ISBN:9781787116610
Book cover: Porsche 944 - All models (1982-1991) | Veloce

Porsche 944 - All models (1982-1991)

Language: English

Porsche 944

This book is the definitive history of the Porsche 944, wiritten by an acknowledged expert.
Introduced to fill the gap between the 924 and 928 models, the 944 quickly became the fastest selling Porsche of all time. From drawing board, through Turbo, S and soft-top variants, here is the full story of the 944 up to its replacement by the 968 in 1991.
Affordable, durable and with excellent performance and handling, the 944 is now well established as a desirable and practical classic.

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Pages of the book "Porsche 944"

Features:
- The definitive history of the internationally popular Porsche 944 in all its forms from 1982 to 1991
- Once the fastest selling Porsche ever, the 944 has now become established as a useable & affordable classic
- Includes expert advice on buying & restoring
- Illustrations acquired with the full assistance of Porsche
- Brian Long is the author of well-respected Porsche 356, 914 & 924 histories (also published by Veloce)
- High quality artpaper production, heavily illustrated, colour throughout.

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Author:Brian Long
Details:192 pages, 9.8 x 8.1 in (25 x 20.5 cm), paperback
Illustrations:190 b&w and color photos
Language:English
Publisher:Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2017)
ISBN:9781787111356
Book cover: Porsche 944 | Veloce

Porsche 944

Language: English

Porsche 924, 928, 944, 968 - The Complete Story

The story of Porsche's front-engined, water-cooled transaxle cars, "Porsche 924, 928, 944, 968" contains interviews with several of Porsche's key engineers, designers and modellers who worked on the car in period.

The book outlines the design processes and development work, detailing each model, and contains sections on the motor sport achievements of each model, as well as owners' views of their cars.

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Pages of the book "Porsche 924, 928, 944, 968 - The Complete Story"

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Author:Glen Smale
Details:192 pages, 10.25 x 8.5 x 0.75 in (26 x 21.5 x 1.9 cm), hardback
Illustrations:300 color photos
Language:English
Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2015)
Series:The Complete Story
ISBN:9781785000393
Book cover: Porsche 924, 928, 944, 968 - The Complete Story | The Complete Story | Crowood

Porsche 924, 928, 944, 968 - The Complete Story

Language: English

Porsche 928, 924, 944 and 968 - The Front Engined Sports Cars

This book begins its analysis with the creation of the Porsche 924 and the impact it made on the automotive world. During the 1980s, Porsche honed earlier 924 designs to create the 944 and its Turbo and convertible variants, and later the 968, completing a line that has produced some of the most respected sports cars of the modern era.

The text also follows in detail the long production life and development of Porsche's V-8 powered high performance grand tourer, the 928 - introduced in 1977, named the 1978 European Car of the Year and culminating in the 350 bhp 928 GTS of the 1990s.

This history of the dynamic Porsche family gives a full account of each model and reveals the unique contributions each has made to a constantly evolving automotive world.

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Author:Marc Cranswick
Details:284 pages, 10 x 7.1 x 0.55 in (25.5 x 18 x 1.4 cm), paperback
Illustrations:213 b&w and 29 color photos
Language:English
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc (USA, 2008)
ISBN:9780786430406
Book cover: Porsche 928, 924, 944 and 968 - The Front Engined Sports Cars | McFarland

Porsche 928, 924, 944 and 968 - The Front Engined Sports Cars

Language: English

Porsche 944-924-968 (Top Model)

1975 marked a turning point for Porsche. Alongside the well-known and expensive 911, the German manufacturer introduced a coupé with a modern design and a water-cooled four-cylinder engine.

Seen as modern and more affordable by some and controversial by others, the 924 helped Porsche reach a wider audience. Launched in 1982, the 944 followed with strong commercial success while remaining true to the brand's image. The 968, unveiled in 1991, was the final evolution of this line, which remained in production for almost twenty years.

This book reviews the history of the 944, as well as the 924 and 968:
- their origins,
- the different versions,
- technical specifications,
- racing models,
- derived models,
- competitors,
- and a biography of Ferdinand Porsche, highlighting the history, discipline, and passion that have shaped the Stuttgart brand since its founding.

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Author:Aurélien Gueldry
Details:192 pages, 11.4 x 9 in (29 x 24 cm), hardback
Illustrations:550 b&w and color photos
Language:French
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2015)
Series:Top Model
ISBN:9791028300647
Book cover: Porsche 944-924-968 | Top Model | ETAI

Porsche 944-924-968

Language: French

Porsche 924 - Die perfekte Balance

Front engine, water cooling, a real trunk. The transaxle models have shown that Porsche can do something completely different. The 924, as the first representative of the new sports car generation from Zuffenhausen, had the biggest task: It had to do everything right, convince fans of the brand, new car buyers and critical testers of the concept.

The 924 did it. Thanks to the turbo and large four-cylinder engine, the popular sports car became a serious sports and racing car and ultimately a small Gran Turismo for connoisseurs. It was even enough to compete successfully in rally and race track racing and to make a statement at Le Mans. At this point, the 924 proved that it, which had been developed as a Volkswagen, deserved the name Porsche.

Automotive journalist and Porsche Driver editor-in-chief Jan-Henrik Muche traces the career of the first Porsche with a front engine in this meticulously researched model monograph.
The standard work on the transaxle sports car, which has long since become a classic, deals in detail with its development history and shows the wealth of variants of the model that was conceived as the successor to the 911: starting with the 924 and the Turbo version to the Carrera GT and GTS as well as the special models that are so sought after today, this book conveys the fascination of the then future model from Zuffenhausen with many facts, based on many previously unpublished photos and some photos taken especially for this book.

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Author:Jan-Henrik Muche
Details:192 pages, 11.4 x 9.7 in (29 x 24.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:many b&w and color photos
Language:German
Publisher:Heel-Verlag GmbH (D, 2017)
ISBN:9783958434981
Book cover: Porsche 924 - Die perfekte Balance | Heel

Porsche 924 - Die perfekte Balance

Language: German

Porsche 924 / 944 / 968 (Schrader Typen Chronik)

This volume by Joachim M. Köstnick is dedicated to the Porsche models 924 944 and 968, which are actually atypical compared to the 356, the 911 and its derivatives - a compact documentation of the appearance of these four-cylinder transaxle models in the press and advertising.

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As unusual as the vehicles built between 1975 and 1995 was the style with which Porsche attracted attention in its public relations work; the catalogues of that time have long been collector's items - just like the vehicles they describe.
The selection of coloured illustrations is complemented by data and model tables.

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Author:Joachim M. Köstnick
Details:96 pages, 8.7 x 9 in (22 x 24 cm), hardback
Illustrations:24 b&w and 149 color photos
Language:German
Publisher:Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
Series:Schrader Typen Chronik
ISBN:9783613041271
Book cover: Porsche 924 / 944 / 968 | Schrader Typen Chronik | Motorbuch

Porsche 924 / 944 / 968

Language: German

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Book cover: Porsche 928 | Top Model

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Book cover: Porsche 928 - Alle Modelle von 1977 bis 1995

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Years covered: 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995