Recommended Porsche literature?

Moleculo · #1 (**permalink**) 06-24-2006, 09:35 AM

I admit that my knowledge of Porsche is limited to common knowledge. I'm not familiar with any type of racing Porsche is involved in. I'm not familiar with the Porsche history aside from the brief sales pitch at the dealership. Now that I've become family, I want to know more so to all the Porsche experts, I want recommended literature - books, magazine subscriptions, etc. Please take note that detailed technical data isn't what I call toilet reading.

Moleculo · #2 (**permalink**) 06-24-2006, 05:04 PM

Kaiser, you're the second person to recommend it! I will go buy it to add to my collection of books!

What about DVD collections? Any thing you recommend?

Thanks for welcoming me to the fold!

Moleculo · #3 (**permalink**) 06-24-2006, 08:51 PM

Purchased from Amazon! Can't wait for it to come! Here's the editorial review:

When the first edition of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected was published in 1977, reviewers sang high praises for author Karl Ludvigsen and his monumental book. Now Ludvigsen surpasses these achievements with this fully updated edition of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected. This new edition includes augmented and edited versions of the 32 chapters from the 1977 book, as well as an additional 29 chapters that cover Porsche's history through 2002. This three-volume, 1,566-page set contains the photos and artwork from the original version, enhanced by over 742 new black and white photos and 50 new color drawings of Porsche production and racing cars which were commissioned specifically for this updated edition. Author Ludvigsen has outdone himself in presenting the inner workings, masterpieces and failures of an independent automaker that has exerted a disproportionately powerful influence on the automotive industry. If the first edition of Excellence Was Expected was 'the definitive archetypal marque history, ' (Michael Scarlett, Autocar) this revision and update is much more so. Ludvigsen's masterwork is once again set to achieve new milestones, just as the company it chronicles continues to shape our very definition of the term 'sports car.'

**busman** · #4 (**permalink**) 06-24-2006, 09:00 PM

You can get The Thrill Of The Chase, a story of the development of the Cayman.

The Unfair Advantage by Mark Donahue gives a interesting view of the 'ultimate' Porsche the 917-30 and the original IROC races.

The best video Le Mans with Steve McQueen