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For over 40 years, Porsche's legendary 911 has ruled the realm of sports cars. The Porsche 911 is the benchmark. The 911 recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, making it one of the longest-running models currently in production from any manufacturer. A leader on the race track as well as the street, it posted an outright, overall victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2003, beating Corvettes, Ferraris, and even purpose-built Daytona Prototype race cars. This, despite the fact the 911's rear-engine configuration was long ago rejected by rivals. Why does it hold such a coveted spot at the pinnacle of the sports car world? In Porsche 911: Perfection by Design, best-selling author/photographer and noted Porsche historian Randy Leffingwell adeptly answers this question, tracing the amazing story of its development and rise to international success, from the 1963 Type 901 through 2005 models. In tandem, he weaves the racing 911's rich history, where it reigned victorious at Le Mans, Daytona and many more of the world's most prestigious races. With more than 350 pages and 300 vivid color and black and white photographs, this amazing hard-cover book showcases why the 911 continues to impress enthusiasts and engineers alike. Leffingwell interviewed dozens of former and current Porsche engineers, designers and executives #150; including Ferdinand “Butzi" Porsche, the father of the 911 #150; as well as Porsche competitors (who used the 911 as a benchmark for their own designs) to create a true, hands-on anecdotal history of the 911. Straight from the key players and decision-makers, he explains: “This book is an inside story of how the 911 came to be what it was, what it is now and how it moved through 40-plus years of evolution, growth and improvement." A jaw-dropping and unprecedented collection of 911s between two covers (Leffingwell and David Newhardt's stunning, full-page, color photography features more than 80 Porsche 911s) complements the text, enticing readers to an up-close-and-personal view of these exotic, wish-list cars.     

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• Chapter 1 The Leap from 356 to 901 1953-1964(p. 6)
• Chapter 2 The First Generation 1964-1969(p. 32)
• Chapter 3 Resurrection of the Carrera 1969-1973(p. 74)
• Chapter 4 The Second Generation 1974-1983(p. 108)
• Chapter 5 A Generation Ends, Another Begins 1981-1989(p. 162)
• Chapter 6 Porsche's Third Generation-The 964 1989-1994(p. 208)
• Chapter 7 The Fourth Generation-The 993 1994-1998(p. 248)
• Chapter 8 Porsche's Fifth Generation-The 996 1999-2004(p. 284)
• Chapter 9 The Sixth Generation-The 997 2004-Today(p. 324)
• Acknowledgments(p. 348)
• Index(p. 350)

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Randy Leffingwell creates pictorial books on automobiles, motorcycles, and farm vehicles. Titles include Porsche Legends, Mustang, Caterpillar, American Farm Tractor, and Harley-Davidson: Myth and Mystique.

Before devoting his work time to creating illustrated books on vehicles, Leffingwell was an associate editor with AutoWeek Magazine and a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times.

In creating his pictorial books, Leffingwell travels nationwide, researching and photographing intriguing road and farm vehicles. He has interviewed many vehicle designers, spoken with museum specialists, and visited many factories, in his efforts to create detailed books. For example, he searched through hundreds of old Henry Ford Museum boxes and hired researchers in order to obtain facts on Ford tractors.

Randy Leffingwell's photograph composition background and historical research have contributed to literature on the history of American transportation.

(Bowker Author Biography)