Porsche 930, 935, 936, 956, 959 y 962: libros - historia, modelos y técnica

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-liter 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!

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.

Für Autor Jürgen Barth war dieses Buch eine Herzensangelegenheit. Schliesslich gelang dem Rennfahrer und langjährigen Porsche-Mitarbeiter mit dem Sieg bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans auf einem Porsche 936 der grösste Erfolg seiner Karriere.

Gemeinsam mit seinem Co-Autor Bernd Dobronz zeichnet er nicht nur die Entstehung und Weiterentwicklung dieses offenen Sportprototyps akribisch nach. Auch über alle Werkseinsätze des Porsche 936 bei den Rennen zur Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft und bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans wird auf Basis der von den damaligen Ingenieuren angefertigten Aufzeichnungen spannend und informativ berichtet.

Dabei ist nicht nur die Monographie eines bislang viel zu wenig beachteten Erfolgsmodells der Porsche-Rennhistorie entstanden. Den Autoren ist es vielmehr gelungen, auch die Geschichten rund um die Triumphe und Tragödien der damaligen Zeit zu erzählen und damit das Flair einer besonderen Epoche des Rennsports einzufangen.

Die Aufzählung der wichtigsten mit dem Porsche 936 untrennbar verbundenen Personen und Fahrern, eine Übersicht aller mit dem Porsche 936 und den mit ihm verwandten Typen bestrittenen Rennen sowie exakt recherchierte Fahrzeughistorien der Typen 908/03 Turbo und 936 runden dieses einmalige Zeitdokument eindrucksvoll ab.

The Porsche 956 is the iconic 'Group C' sports-racing car that dominated sports-car racing throughout the 1980s.
In its debut season, the 956 won the 1982 Le Mans 24-hours race in the hands of Derek Bell and Jacky Ickx, 956s completing a clean sweep of the podium. The car went on to win Le Mans for four consecutive years, before it was superceded by the Porsche 962 - visually similar to the 956, thought featuring a longer wheelbase and other detailed differences.

The 962 won Le Mans in 1986 and, and a heavily modified example won again in 1994. With the 956 and 962, Porsche won five consecutive 1987 World Endurance Championship titles.

This book provides new insight into the cars, looking at a range of restored examples today. The book also features a wealth of archive photography and detailed images of the cars' anatomy, plus interviews with drivers and engineers who worked with the cars.

Un ouvrage de l'éditeur Iconografix consacré aux voitures de course Porsche 956 et 962 des années 1982-1994. Une magnifique collection de 128 photos d'archives grand format de haute qualité.

Complet avec des légendes détaillées et un bref aperçu de l'histoire. Grâce à l'iconographie authentique d'époque ce volume de la série "Ludvigsen Library" est une source riche d'informations concernant les voitures de compétition Porsche des années 80 et 90.

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.

The Porsche 959 has always been regarded as one of the most exceptional vehicles in automotive history: a technical marvel with its all-wheel drive, a refined biturbo engine, 450 PS and a top speed of 315 km/h - still breathtaking 30 years after its first roll-out.

The idea behind this tour de force was to build a Porsche that fitted the new Group B regulations just established in 1983: the Group B Porsche. The regulations demanded just 200 vehicles for the homologation, that is why Porsche was able to turn the technological knowledge of that time into a super Porsche equally suitable for the race track and for rallies which was the intention of the new racing car series.
Apart from the races, the homologation vehicles were also meant to go to private owners for the use in road traffic.

The Porsche 959 excelled in all of the tasks. It won the murderous Paris-Dakar rally, prevailed in Le Mans as the first all-wheel drive racer against racers with more PS and delighted its customers with road performances never seen before.
The surprising end of the Group B regulations, enforced by the motorsports authorities after deadly accidents at the World Rally Championship, ended the motorsports career of the 959 before it had really begun. But the about 300 vehicles that were built, still tell the story of a fascinating car that became a celebrated and precious icon over the last years.

Jurgen Lewandowski witnessed the development of the Porsche 959 more than 30 years ago and describes the difficult birth of the super car including the three Paris-Dakar rallies and the Le Mans race.
A fascinating boxed set with three volumes on different topics: technical data, history, and a large-format illustrated book that shows the 959 genesis including all derivatives and new photos of the most beautiful specimen. After 30 years, this comprehensive work presents even the minutest details, it comments on events in the past, and contemporary witnesses have their say - all in all it is a literary monument to the Porsche 959.