Racing Porsches

By: Brooklands Books . We report on one of the most charismatic family of sports racing cars that began with the Porsche Type 550, were powered by air-cooled 4 of 6 cylinder boxer engines and eigned for over a decade. Models included are the 550, 718 RSK...

By: Brooklands Books . This book covers one of the most explosive and edciting periods in motor racing history, which started in 1969 with the Porshce 917. As with almost every other racing Porsche, power came from an air - cooled boxer engine. Models...

By: Jorg Fodishc, Jost Neshover . New chapters, new pictures and new background stories. This second edition of the successful book "Porsche 917 -The Heros, the Victory, the Myth" is an even more comprehensive documentation of the legendary sports car...

By: Norbert Singer . Porsche has won the classic Le Mans race 16 times, well ahead of legendary marques Ferrari with nine victories, Jaguar with seven, Bentley with six and Audi with five. Engineer Singer is unique in having played a part in all 16 of...

By: Brian Long . Launched in 1969, the 914 series went through many problems and many changes before production came to an end in 1976. It was constantly improved during its short life, but time just ran out for the model. It is interesting to note that...