Coches de carreras Porsche: libros - historia, modelos y técnica

Motorsport not only gave Porsche the opportunity to test progressive technology that could be transferred to roadsters, it also was the ideal marketing tool with an enormous influence. Looking back at models like the Porsche 917, 904 and 956, successful serial winners and racing legends emerged from that.

Just as legendary are René Staud's Porsche photos. As one of the best and most famous automobile photographers worldwide he staged the top-class sports cars in a matchless direct manner.
Beyond the racing track's noise and dirt, the Porsche models unfold their unique magic and show the tough developmental work behind them as well as the timelessness of functional design!

Porsche rime avec course. Cet ouvrage détaille les exploits de la marque au plus haut niveau de la compétition en décrivant toutes les voitures construites pour courir, qui menèrent Porsche au succès en assurant sa réputation mondiale.
Année par année, le récit des exploits des automobiles Porsche de compétition, depuis les 550 Spyder de 1953 jusqu'aux fabuleuses 917 de la Can-Am, est illustré par plus de 650 photos d'époque sélectionnées parmi les plus significatives.

Voici l'histoire complète des machines spécifiquement faites pour la course, mais aussi celle d'une marque familiale et des hommes qui les ont conçues, construites et pilotées dans tous les pays du monde.

Ce livre de référence présente chronologiquement toutes les voitures de compétition Porsche, construites depuis 1948.

Chaque type est présenté à l'aide d'une photo, d'une description historique et d'une fiche technique.

Un livre de Brooklands consacré aux voitures Porsche Sports Racer des années 1952-1968. Description des modèles Porsche 550, 718 RSK et RS, Abarth GT Carrera, 904, 906 Carrera 6, 910, 907 et 908.

• Les articles, parus à l'époque dans la presse automobile anglo-saxonne, sont une bonne source d'information sur l'histoire, l'évolution des modèles et la technique.
• Aussi des impressions de conduite, des tests routiers et comparatifs, données techniques, etc.

Carrera - this term is as much part of the Porsche vocabulary as is "Turbo" or "911". lt roots in a race win of a Porsche 550 Spyder at the legendary Carrera Panamericana in Mexico in 1954. The racing engine they used was unique: termed "Carrera motor", it became part of automobile history.
The remarkably powerful engine with four camshafts, constructed by Dr. Ernst Fuhrmann, was used successfully in a row of famous Porsche racing cars, from the 356 Carrera to the 550 and 718 Spyder to the 904 Carrera GTS.

The Porsche archive and two exceptional authors worked together on the history of this racing engine and its cars. Rolf Sprenger, Porsche employee for 40 years, explains the technological development of the "Fuhrmann engine", which was used from 1953 to 1965, so that laymen and experts alike comprehend its impressive technological refinement. Along with that, lots of previously unpublished documents and photos from the factory's archive are presented - unveiling exceptional backstage views of the then young brand Porsche, plus interviews with directly involved contemporary witnesses.

Moreover, US-American Porsche expert Steve Heinrichs researched every single race of all Porsche racing cars with Carrera engine- there where about 14 000 - so that this book gives the first full account on the history of those races. ln doing so, he gained a full documentation of all chassis and engine numbers with condition on delivery and motorsports' history.

Follows the development and design of the Carrrera car dynasty, from the origins of the Carrera line in the 550 and 356 models through the highly tuned race cars of the 1960s to the largely hand-crafted, air-cooled cars of the 1970s and the 1980s.

The book features:
- Detailed profiles of all Carrera models, including roadgoing and race models, prototypes, special builds and rare cars
- In-depth explorations of the engineering and tuning of the cars
- Buyer's guides for the different models
- A series of interviews with racing drivers such as Sir Stirling Moss, Derek Bell, John Surtees and Gijs van Lennep, and key Carrera figures such as designer Richard Soderberg and Klaus Bischof, head of the Porsche Rolling Museum.

The complete story of the innovative, iconic and enduring Porsche Carrera. This book takes the reader on a journey from the development of its risky water-cooled design through its racing success and continued production today, to practical maintenance and modification.

This book is a true homage to the Porsche Carrera and covers the concept, design and evolution of the 996,997 and 991, including an interview with harm Lagaaji, stylist in the Porsche design studios.
Other interviews include racing drivers - past and present - Mike Wilds, Timo Bernhard, Richard Attwood, Richard Westbrook, Mario Andretti, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Wolf Henzler, Brendon Hartley and Peter Dumbreck.
There is also a section on how to buy, maintain and modify a Porsche Carrera.