Celebrate six decades of rear-engine excellence with this beautifully illustrated exploration
of 60 milestone Porsche 911s. Porsche’s 911 is the quintessential sports car—focused
purposeful race-proven and exciting. Since its prototype debut in 1963 the 911 has defied
expectations while never losing its form or its giant-slaying heart. In Porsche 911 60 Years
best-selling Porsche author Randy Leffingwell delves into the stories of sixty 911s— one from
each year from 1964 to 2024 . The 911’s entire history — engineering design development
racing and culture —is revealed one fantastic car at a time. This unique approach to the
911’s legacy includes such icons as: 1964 901 Cabriolet prototype Bruce Jennings 1967 911 S
1971 911 S Safari Louise Piech 1975 930 Turbo Le Mans-winning 1980 935 K3 1987 Ruf CTR
Yellowbird 1991 964 Carrera RS 1997 Ruf Turbo R 1998 996 GT1 Le Mans winner 2006 50th
Anniversary Porsche Club of America 911 coupe 2010 911 Sport Classic 2018 Turbo S Exclusive
2023 Dakar And many more Porsche 911 60 Years is also the story of the people behind the
cars: Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche who co-designed the 911’s timeless shape and his successors
Anatole Lapine Harm Laggaaij and Michael Mauer Peter W. Schutz the Porsche CEO who saved
the 911 from the cutting-room floor and the Porsche leaders who carried on most notably
Wendelin Wiedeking engineering geniuses such as Dr. Helmuth Bott Hans Mezger and Valentin
Schaeffer and stylists and modelers Gerhard Schroeder Heinrich Klie Peter Reisinger Anthony
Hatter and Grant Larson. Each profiled car is accompanied by historic photography from
Porsche’s own archive and beautiful contemporary photography features throughout. Porsche
911 60 Years is an essential volume for any Porsche owner or fan’s collection.
