Porsche 930, 935, 936, 956, 959 and 962: Books - History

Porsche 930 to 935: The Turbo Porsches (paperback)

In 1974, to rave reviews, Porsche produced the 930/911 Turbo to the public and set off on a new road. At the same time, the governing body of motorsport introduced a new 'silhouette' formula to sports car racing. Thus the immortal 934 and 935 were born.

This book tells the story of the 911 Turbo and its racing cousins, from the 1974 2.1-litre RSR Turbo Carrera to the tube-framed 750 horsepower final variants of the 935. These are the cars which still bring a gleam of pleasure to any of the drivers lucky enough to have sampled their enormous power and, sometimes, their wayward handling!

Now in paperback.

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Author:	John Starkey
Details:	304 pages, 23 x 21 x 1.6 cm / 9.1 x 8.25 x 0.63 in, paperback
Illustrations:	252 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2021)
Series:	Veloce Classic Reprint
ISBN:	9781787117532

Porsche 956 & 962 - Immortal Endurance Racers 1982-1994

Porsche has many great racing cars to its credit, from the 550 to the 917. Its successes on all the world's circuits are legion. None, however, surpasses the exploits of the 956 and 962, considered as one because they differed only in details of wheelbase and engine. To their credit are an amazing six Le Mans victories in succession and three 24-hour wins at Daytona.

Between 1982 and 1986 the 956 won 27 world and driver championship races, to which the 962C added 14 world championship triumphs from 1985 through 1987. In America the 962 cut a swathe through IMSA, winning 48 of its contests.
Powered by a turbocharged flat six, the 956/962 had Porsche's first full monocoque structure and was the first car its engineers designed to produce aerodynamic downforce. Raced both by the factory and by private teams, these were turn key cars: just turn the key and win.

Up to 1991, Porsche calculated, 148 962s and 962-like cars had been built. These, plus 28 956s, are among the world's most respected racing cars.
In these pages an expert on Porsche, Karl Ludvigsen, shares rare images from his personal archive and describes the highs and more highs of these great Porsches.

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Author:	Karl Ludvigsen
Details:	128 pages, 22 x 26 x 1 cm / 8.7 x 10.25 x 0.39 in, paperback
Illustrations:	128 b&w photos
Publisher:	Iconografix (USA, 2010)
ISBN:	9781583882696

Powered by Porsche - The Alternative Race Cars

The Porsche company in Zuffenhausen, Germany, can probably be said to be the most successful marque ever for victories in the motor racing scene. Likewise many firsts in innovation have come with the name Porsche attached.
Then there are the builders of racing cars, some major producers, such as Elva, Lotus, Lola, March, all at some time featured a Porsche engine in their chassis.

In the late 1970s and into the 1980s, the demand for the services and supply of cars, chassis, and parts from Porsche, outstripped their ability to deliver. Plus with many new projects in the rapidly expanding Porsche organisation, race car projects had to be prioritised.

This would lead to the creation of the replicas, as opposed to the factory built works race cars, even Porsche was building 'replica' 935s to supply to clients, this was to continue into the 962 era.
In turn a whole new highly specialised high quality industry grew up to meet the demand for Porsche-powered racers.

In this book we see the racing cars, the teams and the people who turned to Porsche to utilise the power from, perhaps, the greatest of all engine makers.

This is thought to be first book on the subject, covering the entire history of Porsche engines, detailed engine specifications, non-Porsche chassis, and race details, as well as team history with anecdotes from drivers.
It is illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, and provides fascinating reading for the enthusiast and newcomer alike.

Models covered: Alpinche, Andial 935, Argo-Porsche, Behra-Porsche, Bobsy-Porsche, Brickyard Indy-Porsche, Brun-Porsche, Chanabé-Porsche, Condor-Porsche, Cooper-Porsche, Cougar-Porsche, Courage-Porsche, Coyote-Porsche, Crawford-Porsche, Dahmen-Porsche, Dauer-Porsche, Deutsch-Porsche, Devin-Porsche, DKW-Porsche, Dolphin-Porsche, Doran-Porsche, Dulon-Porsche, Dyson-Porsche, EBS-Porsche, Elva-Porsche, Fabcar-Porsche, Fageol-Porsche, Footwork -Porsche, Gebhardt-Porsche, GLD-Porsche, Glockler-Porsche, Gordini-Porsche, GRID-Porsche, GSL-Porsche, Gunnar-Porsche, Hirondelle-Porsche, Holbert-Porsche, Jost-Porsche, John Paul -Porsche, Keck-Porsche, Kelly-Porsche, KMW-Porsche, Kremer-Porsche, Lola-Porsche, Lotus-Porsche, March-Porsche, McLaren-Porsche, Mercedes-Porsche, Mong-Porsche, PAM-Porsche, Platypus-Porsche, Porschewagon-Porsche, Pupulidy-Porsche, RLR-Porsche, Riley-Porsche, Royale-Porsche, Sauter-Porsche, Schuppan-Porsche, Sehcar-Porsche, Strandell-Porsche, Tiga-Porsche, TWR Joest-Porsche, URD-Porsche.

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Author:	Roy Smith
Details:	464 pages, 26 x 26 x 4.2 cm / 10.25 x 10.25 x 1.65 in, hardback
Illustrations:	700 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2017)
ISBN:	9781845849900

Porsche 936

For author Jürgen Barth, this book was a matter close to his heart. After all, the racing driver and long-time Porsche employee achieved the greatest success of his career with victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 936.

Together with his co-author Bernd Dobronz, he not only meticulously traces the creation and further development of this open sports prototype. All of the Porsche 936's factory appearances in the Sports Car World Championship races and the 24 Hours of Le Mans are also reported on in an exciting and informative manner based on the records made by the engineers at the time.

The result is not only a monograph of a hitherto neglected successful model in Porsche's racing history. The authors have also succeeded in telling the stories surrounding the triumphs and tragedies of that time, thereby capturing the flair of a special era in racing.

The list of the most important people and drivers inseparably connected with the Porsche 936, an overview of all races contested with the Porsche 936 and related models, as well as precisely researched vehicle histories of the 908/03 Turbo and 936 models impressively round off this unique historical document.

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Author:	Jürgen Barth, Bernd Dobronz
Details:	368 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	307 b&w and 189 colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2015)
ISBN:	9783613037564