Can any model Porsche truly be "forgotten"? You would think not, but the 924 Carrera is one so few talk about that maybe it has. And it shouldn't be. Porsche 924 Carrera - Evolution to Excellence by Roy P. Smith explains why. A homologation model, the 924 Carrera was introduced in 1980 to qualify the 924 to compete in Group 4 racing. A …
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Book Review: “Carrera: The 4-Cam Motor And The Early Years Of Porsche Motorsport”
There are books that publishers can assign writers and they will come back with a competent manuscript. However, this is a book that has so much detail, that I, as a sometime publisher, would find it impossible to assign because it literally must have taken years of work. You can’t pay someone for that much time to find that many facts. For …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 Red Book 3rd Edition
Porsche 911 Red Book was first published in August of 2000 and covered all 911 models from 1965 through 1999. The 2nd Edition, published late in 2004 added on another 6-years of production and carried us through the 2005 model year. That book is now out of print with used copies trading hands for more than $200 dollars each. Today, we received a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Spyder 918 Book Trilogy To Go On Sale Next Week
Specialist interest publishing company, Delius Klasing (DK) of Germany, is set to release a trilogy of books about Porsche's 918 Spyder that they say will, "deliver a whole new reading experience". That's a pretty big boast to live up to, but if anyone can do it, this publishing house can. Know for such other works as 911 Love and Porsche 901, DK …
Continue to the full articleDriving The Cars Of ‘Porsche Unexpected’ With Magnus Walker And Patrick Long
The folks at e-garage always seems to be able to produce some excellent video, and this one, shot earlier this year in Monterey, California with Pat Long and Magnus Walker, is no exception. The Ingram collection brought out some of their most famous 911s, including a 911R, and Magnus' ST/R that they bought at Monterey in 2013. The video, however, …
Continue to the full articleBefore You Buy Your Next Porsche Based Book, Stop! Get These 2 For Free
It's Cyber Monday and chances are you're getting inundated with discount offers and ways to save money. This is different! We don't want to sell you anything. Instead, we want to say thanks for subscribing to FLATSIXES.com and offer you two exciting books completely free: The Driver Book I - Decision and The Driver Book II - …
Continue to the full article911 Love: Book Review
I LOVE 911 Love. It is, perhaps, the epitome of a Porsche coffee table book. Let's start with the size. It's a full square foot in size (that's 12" x 12" for those of you who are mathematically challenged) and nearly 2 inches thick. It weighs close to seven (7) lbs. 911 Love is simply MASSIVE. What 911 Love Is All About "This book is …
Continue to the full articleWin A Copy Of Bentley Publisher’s 993 Service Manual
UPDATE:If you would like to win a copy of Bentley Publisher's newest service manual for the Porsche 933, here's what you need to do. Simply click here and read the description of Bentley's book in order to answer the following two questions: What models years does this manual cover? How many pages in this manual? Then email us your …
Continue to the full article‘Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic’ Book Review
Rob Siegel, author of "Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic", might be best known for his love and affinity of BMW (he's written a monthly column called "The Hack Mechanic" for the BMW Car Club of America's magazine for the last 25 years) but that doesn't mean he's not a Porsche fan or owner. In fact, he drops a metaphoric Porsche "bomb" right up front and …
Continue to the full articleHow You Can Help to Kickstart This Porsche Project
Rich Truesdell is a Southern California-based automotive photojournalist whose work has appeared in Motor Trend Classic, Octane, Mercedes Enthusiast, and most recently Total 911 where the current issue (#100) carries his interview with Porsche racing legend Hurley Haywood. Last week Rich launched a new project on the crowd funding website …
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