Porsche 924, 944 and 968: Books - History and Models

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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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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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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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Porsche 924, 944, 968 und 928 - Bewegte Zeiten (Bewegte Zeiten)

This illustrated book presents a clear and concise history of the Porsche Transaxle models 924, 944, 968 and 928. The engineers aimed to create a 2+2-seat sports car with strong performance, good comfort and safe handling.
Their solution was a major change in Porsche design: a front-mounted water-cooled engine and a rear-mounted gearbox. This Transaxle layout ensured balanced weight distribution and contrasted sharply with the rear-engined 911.

When the Porsche 924 was introduced in the 1970s, its engineering sparked debate among fans. Today, all Transaxle models are sought-after yet still affordable classics. The book illustrates their development with period photographs, original documents and technical information.

It covers the key stages of development, the design, and the defining features of these series - from the early 924 to the 928 and the end of the Transaxle era in the 1990s.

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Porsche 924: Alle Modelle (1976-1988) - Praxisratgeber Klassikerkauf

It wasn't easy at the beginning, the new "small" Porsche: The engine - which was not a boxer and was also installed in a commercial vehicle - was planted in the front, and the body was rather delicate.
True "Porschisti" didn't take the 924 all that seriously at first. That soon changed, and now, in the classic age, the robust and well-designed transaxle sports car has long been given the respect that befits a product from the Zuffenhausen forge.
Low vehicle mass, durable technology, practically ideal weight distribution between the front and rear axles and a timeless design provide a lot of joy. The Porsche 924 is only at the beginning of its classic career, and good examples are not expensive (yet).

This "Praxisratgeber Klassikerkauf" will provide you with information about all Porsches in the 924 series with their common engines from 1976 to 1988.
This handy guide is your best companion on the way to your own Transaxler. Here are everything you need to know about the compact Swabian sports car. You will receive valuable tips on the various models, learn about the weak points and find out what work you might have to do. This will make it easier to negotiate so that you get the right car at a fair price.

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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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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.

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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