The Porsche 924 Carrera
Author : Roy P. Smith
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,25 MB
Release : 2014
Category :
ISBN : 9781787116269
Author : Roy P. Smith
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 12,25 MB
Release : 2014
Category :
ISBN : 9781787116269
Author : Roy Smith
Publisher : Veloce Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845846459
A limited edition of 1500 copies. This is the story of an incredible and very rare car. The 924 Carrera was widely reported at the time as being one of the greatest of the Porsche 'specials,' but has been overshadowed in history by other models. Here, for the first time, is the definitive story of the Porsche 924 Carrera. One of the great supercars of the 1980s, the 924 Carrera was considered by many to have better handling characteristics than Porsche's flagship 911. The book features interviews with many of those involved with the car at the time, both in Europe and the USA, together with race stories, statistics, and a unique expose of component failures during racing. Road tests examined the 210bhp, 150mph road car's performance, magazines hailed it as one of the greatest Porsche 'specials,' and rumor says that the last front-engined models could have threatened the sales of Porsche's flagship 911, causing the front engined 968 model to be 'killed off.' From its early conceptual phase and the 924 Rallye Turbo of 1979, to the prototype 924 GTR/P that tested at the Paul Ricard Circuit and went on to place sixth at Le Mans in 1980, this book records the model's evolution to excellence, based on extensive research in Porsche AG's own archives. It covers the 406 Homologation models, built to qualify for Le Mans, and the 59 very special competition models, as well as the 17 GTR racing models. With race details covering Europe and the USA, from the Sports Car Club of America production D racers, to the GTO and Trans Am class 924 GTRs of the mid-80s, this is the first time that the full history of this rare supercar has been told.
Author : Roy P Smith
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 47,47 MB
Release : 2019-10-02
Category :
ISBN : 1787116263
The 924 Carrera was a homologation model built to qualify the 924 model to race in Group 4. One of the great supercars of the 1980s, the 924 Carrera was considered by many to have better handling characteristics than Porsche's flagship 911.
Author : Roy Smith
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 11,91 MB
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ISBN : 1836440421
–The Racing 914S–
Author : Randy Leffingwell
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 2010
Category :
ISBN : 1610591607
No other sports car has had a run like Porsches, on the street or on the world's racetracks. This richly illustrated volume tells the story of that fabled marque. Renowned automotive writer and photographer (and Porsche aficionado) Randy Leffingwell focuses his lens on each important model the first 356 to today's Cayman and 911. His pictures, in-depth analyses of each car and its context, and interviews with key personnel comprise a complete, compelling, and often revealing history of the world's premier name in sports cars.
Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher : Princeton Book Company Publishers
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Author : Brian Long
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,95 MB
Release : 2011-11-16
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ISBN : 1845844726
Author : Glen Smale
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1785000403
The story of Porsche's front-engined, water-cooled transaxle cars, Porsche 924/928/944/968 contains interviews with several of Porsche's key engineers, designers and modellers who worked on the car in period. The book outlines the design processes and development work, detailing each model, and contains sections on the motor sport achievements of each model, as well as owners' views of their cars. This complete story of the Porsche transaxle cars will be of interest to all motoring enthusiasts and useful as a reference guide. Superbly illustrated with up to 300 colour photographs.
Author : Marc Cranswick
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 2016-03-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 147660472X
Porsche 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.
Author : Peter Morgan
Publisher : Bay View Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781901432053
Years of extensive research come together in this colorful production history of the numerous versions of 924, 944 and 968 Porsche models. This exceptional work is filled with details of original specifications, equipment, finishes, options and special editions, from the base model 924 of 1976 to the engineering excellence of the 1993 968 Turbo S. Specially photographed models illustrate the evolution of the range and its variants. Photography by Simon Clay & Dieter Rebmann.