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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786430400

ISBN-139780786430406

eBay Product ID (ePID)59047583

Product Key Features

Number of Pages284 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePorsche 928, 924, 944 and 968 : the Front Engined Sports Cars

Publication Year2008

SubjectAutomotive / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMarc Cranswick

Subject AreaTransportation

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2007-050978

Reviews"a valuable look into each model and how they changed the face of Porsche"-- Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car ., "a valuable look into each model and how they changed the face of Porsche"- Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car .

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal629.222/2

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Creating a Porsche--The How-to Manual for 1970 2. 924--The New Littlest Porsche 3. 924 Answers the Need for Speed 4. A Four-Cylinder to Be Proud Of--944 Under the Skin Between pages 120 and 121 are 16 color plates containing 29 photographs 5. A 944 for All Seasons--Turbo, S/S2, Convertible 6. 968--Zuffenhausen Wasn't Built in a Day 7. 928--Supersize Me! 8. V8 Evolution--Adding a Little, and a Little... Appendix: Quartet of Quality Bibliography Index

SynopsisPorsche AG, today the most profitable car company in the world, was in 1975 a small but headstrong German automaker on the verge of its most significant development. New national laws were changing the way manufacturers designed their products, but the auto consumer was also craving more exciting and innovative design. That innovation came in 1975 with the release of the revolutionary Porsche 924. 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., Porsche AG, one of the most profitable car company in the world, was in 1975 a small but headstrong German automaker on the verge of its most significant development. This history of the dynamic Porsche family gives an account of each model and reveals the contributions each has made to a constantly evolving automotive world.

LC Classification NumberTL215.P75C72 2008