Porsche Books

The book shows you step by step how to draw cars.

This is a helpful book whether you are drawing for the first time or have been doing it for years!

It goes from simple shapes and line structure all the way through shading and adding detail.

Definitely a must for anyone who wants to add cars to their visual story telling or even an automotive design student.

Just remember to be patient with this book.

It takes a while to get the hang of it.

Once you do, you'll be fine!

This was a 9th Birthday present for my nephew. It kept him entertained for hours! He loved the book and still uses it almost daily after 8 months.

This book has many examples of step-by-step drawings. The only drawback might be that there is very little explanation. You learn mainly by copying the examples. It has a great selection of different cool cars and vehicles to draw. Equally good for young teens or adults.

I have the 1993 publication of this book, and it's amazing. It teaches you how to draw cars in general, not just the ones shown in the book.

Hi!!The book is wonderful for beginers.It helps you get the basic right.Almost all aspect are covered so that you can start sketching cars on your own like side view,3d view.Gives detail information for drawing tyres.This book has helped me a lot and I would recommend this book to everyone without any hesitation.

This is a must have book if you own a 1965-89 911. I found the book to be as detailed as a shop manual on the subjects it covers yet with the friendly writing that anyone can comprehend.

This book covers the basics like changing your oil to more complex tasks like fixing common oil leaks and fixing various transmission problems. -all with many excellent photos of the procedures outlined.

I've read and referred to this book countless times both for enjoyment and for reference to maintain my Porsche.

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO ADJUST VALVES IN YOUR PORSCHE PROBABLY A WASTE OF MONEY. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST AND ARE LEARNING HOW TO WORK ON IT, ITS WORTH EVERY PENNY.

Great reference book. Very user friendly and provides information and directions that are easy to follow and direct. Great for the "weekend" mechanic who just wants to work on his Porsche in his own garage at home.

Great projects very well written. I recommend to someone who likes to work on their on car AAAA+

This has got to be one of the most well put-together automotive do-it-yourself books I've seen in some time, whether Porsche or otherwise. The photos are extremely clear and detailed, in contrast to most auto manuals (even the factory oftentimes). The instructions are informative and even present alternatives or commentary on aspects of the project (for example, mentioning that while the H4 headlight update gives better lighting, some people prefer the profile of the original earlier headlamps on SCs). In addition, the initial summary boxes, which give statistics such as complexity of the job, time necessary, approximate cost, tools needed, etc. makes it easier to select a project for your next weekend, based on how much free time you have available. An excellent publication.

In Patience and the Porsch Patience and the PorscheVal Sgro shows the world what organizing really looks like. And she pulls it off with humor and tact. The benefits of reading this book,for clients and organizers, are numerous. Val clearly lays out the organzing process in a way that will appeal to all. Motivating and captivating throughout.

Patience and the Porsche is a fast read that combines intrigue, romance, fun and a whole new perspective on the organizing profession. It offers something that is missing from many of the organizing television shows and articles about organizing: insight into the mind of both the professional organizer and the client. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the process of organizing. You'll find it inspiring and motivating.

The Professional Organizing industry has finally arrived--we now have a novel written about us! And better still, it's written by a Professional Organizer. Val Sgro has provided readers with a "behind the scenes" view into the organizing world. I loaned my book to my Mom who enjoyed it and gained a better understanding of what POs do. I highly recommend this book to all POs (both new and veteran) as well as anyone interested in the organizing process. Val has created a fun, easy, and worthwhile read.

This is a great little read -- totally entertaining and nicely paced without a single dull passage. Informative, too ... If you're not careful, you'll find yourself doing a little organizing on your own ... if Patience, the professional organizer, can reform her "hopeless client", the reader will surely find ways for self-improvement as well.

As a writer and professional organizer myself, I was highly entertained by this humorous, yet motivational story. If you are looking for entertainment, and organizing tips rolled into one, this is the book for you.
Val offers insight into the mind and thoughts of the client and the organizer, as they progress, all the while telling an original story that entertains and touches the heart.
It's easy reading, you won't want to miss.

After reading this excellent book I decided not to buy a used Porsche. Always consult a mechanic before buying unless money is no object.

I recommend this book for anyone intested in Porsche. The model summaries alone are worth the price of admission. This book is written in a very easy to read style and one begins to feel almost as if a conversation is taking place with the author. Peter Zimmermann is very honest and generous with his copious amount of Porsche knowledge and the 8th edition is the finest version of the book yet.

I recently received this book by Randy Leffingwell while in the midst of purchasing an older Porsche. The book effectively pointed out the pro's and con's of the various years and was quite effective in pointing me at the things to watch out for durring the Pre Purchase Inspection. As a direct result of reviewing the book and focusing on the inspection I was able to pinpoint problems and follow-up with expert sources who respectively advised me to walk away from the purchase and refocus my efforts on a new model. Great book for any Porsche addict's reference library.

If you are thinking of buying a Porsche 911, or already own one, Peter Zimmermann's "the Used 911 Story" is just as valuable as the owner's manual. Read this book before negotiating a purchase and it will save you untold hours, days, years of frustration with a lemon. If you already own a 911, be prepared to find out more about your car than you know now--guaranteed. Just get it--you won't be sorry.

This is a great book, both for people who know 911s and those who don't. It gives a clear year by year description of pros and cons.

This is an excellent little book for your Porsche library.
It gives you no nonsense insight into the world of 356s. Profound knowledge that would cost tens of thousands of Euros or even more Dollars to acquire the "learning by doing" and "trial and error" way.
On top of that it is enjoyable and easy to read.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. As a longtime Porsche 911 and Boxster owner my wife and I recently decided to find and buy a Porsche 356 series car to drive, play with and experience in our spare time. This book really broke down the differences in year models and all the subtle changes between them. I plan of using the information gained from this book during my search for my car-

This is a great book for the beginner or someone, like myself, almost ready to buy his first 356. This book is helping me a lot as the writer used his own experience from ownership to explain every aspect of this adorable car. Mr. Schrager even tries to explain the feeling and joy of owning and driving the 356 in metaphysical ways as you can not explain, by the means of logic, why people get so deeply in love with this car. You can read from cover to cover, you can use as reference or you can just open the book randomly and you'll hooked. After two hours of reading, someone offers you either a brand new 911 carrera or a 356...chances are you'll choose the "old one".

I recently purchased a '67 912, satisfying my mid-life crisis for a Porsche. I researched several books to get the information needed to make an intelligent buy. I wish there was a book like this one for the 912. If you are considering a 356, this is the source book for you. Valuable information is provided on spotting problem cars and tips on what to examine. I especially like the information on ... cars as I have spotted may of the same frauds. I am close to getting a 356 and have targeted two and want to use the information this book provided. Porsche freaks, get this book!

I've owned 356s for years. Jim Schrager's book told me things that I needed to know and didn't before I read this. The book contains useful, real world information without the fluff of a coffee table book. This is a must read for all new and soon to be new 356 owners. Particularly useful were the nut and bolt nuggets that come from years of owning all models of 356s. The only other way to get this information is years of pain.

This book was certainly an interesting read. It provided some good insight into the history of the Porsche 911 and the innovations that were made. I was somewhat disappointed however in that I was hoping the book would tell me what was good or bad about a particular model; it didn't. I also would have liked photos of the models being discussed incorporated with the text. Overall, I enjoyed the book and better understand the decisions made by Porsche as the company matured.

I bought this book for my husband he he loves it. He is planning to buy one for a friend also.

This book has stunning photography and amazing writing. It provides a comprehensive, but not exhaustive history on Porsche's development. The book flows from topic to topic beautifully, making for a engaging read. This has been the best Porsche book I have read, and it was worth every penny. I would reccomend it to anyone who wants to learn more about Porsche, about its development as a company, about its amazing racing heritage, and about the making of the most captivating road car in the world. The Porsche 911.

An excellent 'coffee table' book, great photos and extensive, detailed information on this beautiful piece of machinery!

Randy's book sits prominently in my family room along side other Porsche books and is one of the few that is up to speed with some of the latest offerings from Zuffenhausen. Writing a book on the 911 is nearly impossible because there is so much out there. You have to know where to start and where to end,--and just how much to stuff in the middle. Randy pulls this off with a great selection of photos, most never before seen, and accurate detail of the nuances of the famous 911. The only negative I can find is what puts a book in the top 5% of books, and that is matching copy to photographs,--on the same page. This is extremely hard to do because it is generally unpredictable, where one paragraph or photograph will start or stop. That, along with a handfull of errors in photo IDs keeps it from perfection by design itself but it's nicely assembled and beautifully printed. Anyone with a 911 in their garage should have this book to help explain their addiction to normal people.

Like any good quality automobile book this one makes you want tou go out and buy a new sports car.

Porsche , the road from zuffenhausen is a wonderful book regarding the historical perspectives of porsche cars !! A great book for porsche fans,collector's and historians ! The complete history of all model porsche cars , many beautiful photos and original documents and posters ! A great reference book for the porsche owner ! The best porsche book on the market ! A great coffee table porsche book !

I bought this book for my daughter for Christmas, she is going through a "I love Porsche" phase right now. We currently live just down the road from Zuffenhausen, Germany and the book couldn't have been more appropriate. She has thoroughly enjoyed the pictures and has learned so much about how the company and car designs have evolved over the years.

Let me confess right off, I absolutely love cars designed by Porsche, I have always found the car to be sexy and elegant. When i see someone pull up next to me in a Carerra with the top down, I just sit and stare with envey. As for this book, it is quite simply fantastic, it is easy to read and well researched, almost scholarly and the images are crisp and well placed throughout the book. You see the evolution of the automaker and get a real feel for what has made the company so successful. If you have any interest in Porsche or just cars in general, then I highly recommend this book...pricy yes, but well worth it...the car and this book.

I bought this book as my main reference for a paper I am writing about Porsche for business class, but my use for this book will not end there. I found this book not only informative, but interesting, and insightful. The pictures were plentiful, but not over done, beautiful, and well described. I will undoubtedly have this book for the rest of my life, and is a must for every car-enthusiast!!

This is one of the most useful and informative books I have found on the early 911. I read it cover to cover and gained a good background.

This book contains most all the information needed to be a well-informed early 911 buyer, owner and collector. Well written by a college professor and Porsche expert, it is interesting both for the novice and knowledgeable Porsche nuts. Also contained is THE most complete and accurate pre-1974 production numbers by model data EVER presented.

Having just treated myself to a Classic Porsche 911, I saw this book reviewed in a magazine, and bought it straight away!
I have to say, I enjoyed the book, and it's one you can dip in and out of, as well as a good read!
Written in bright & breezy American fashion,it also goes into great detail year by year!It should appeal to those considering a purchase, or current owners wishing to swot up on the Marque!

Most serious enthusiasts of early Porsches, whether 356s or 911s or 912s know Jim Schrager's name. He is a recognized author of several 356 and 911/912 Porsche related books, and is the contributing editor of the 356 (Porsche) Registry Magazine who writes the "Marketwatch" column. He is the author of the very well received book "Buying, Driving, and Enjoying the Porsche 356" and has been a significant contributor to the 356 Registry organization and the Porsche hobby in general. Recently, he released his new book "Buying, Driving and Enjoying the Porsche 911 and 912", a must have book if you're interested in early 911's or 912's. This book is based on long time ownership and knowledge of early 911s and 912s. The book was edited by Gordon Maltby, who is the author of the another book "Porsche 356 and RS Spyders", and who is, and has been for many years, the Managing Editor for the 356 Registry Magazine. Between these two guys, there is a huge wealth of 356 Porsche experience, background, and information. The same goes for the early 911/912 models written about in the new book. It is an excellent work with many full color pictures written on a personal level based on extensive prior ownership and experience.

If you're going to make room in the marketplace for yet another 911 book, it better be something different. This book isn't as big, expensive, or technically comprehensive as Frère's "Porsche 911 Story" but it doesn't pretend to be. There are a lot of books it isn't, and if you're reading this review you're probably already comparing this to them, so let's focus on what this book is: a down-to-earth concentration on the "long-hood" cars and how to decide to buy one.

While the 912-specific information is integrated inline rather than a selected focus, most of the information in the book is equally applicable to both the 4- and 6-cylinder cars. Like other Porsche 'transitional / hybrid' cars ( e.g. 914/6 ) there are few single references that comprehensively cover the unique car - you wind up with one set of books for the shell, and another for the driveline -- but even the factory workshop manuals are organized like that.

Schrager is clear on the long-hood cars' "quirks" that range from production teething issues with the very early (short-wheelbase) cars to rust to age and wear (the newest of these cars is 35 years old) to systems that were both advanced for their time and primitive by contemporary comparison. Such as the short-run 2,4 CIS 911T made only in the last half of the 1973 model year, or the 1-year-only 1972 oil tank, or the 2-years-only ('70-'71) interim pull clutch.

What really separates this book is the first-hand case-study format. You don't buy a longhood car like a new car, with the opportunity to specify color, trim level, and option list. You rarely even get the chance to choose between multiple examples. Rather, cars come to you one at a time, and you have to decide: "Do I want to buy this car, at this price, at this time?"

A knowledgeable buyer, equipped with the detailed information in this book, along with stories of everything going right (and horribly wrong) is well-positioned to pounce on the right deal and pass on the others.

At $30-ish this book is cheap insurance in avoiding an expensive mistake on a bad example, a fun read in its own right, and a worthwhile companion to the other books on your reference shelf. You can't have just one 911 reference book, but if you're only going to have a few, this book should be in the collection.

This has all the 911 production facts you need. If your buying or already own a 911 this book gets down to the little details. Serial numbers and every change throughout the years are explained. I was pleasantly suprised and you will be too.

I am currently in the process of buying my first 911 and a book like this is absolutely essential. The 911 is one of those unique cars that comes in so many variations that it is almost impossible to know all the vital statistics of every variant. This Redbook distills the myriad of information out there into once concise source. If the 911 you are shopping for, isn't in the Redbook, then it probably isn't a 911!

I recently purchased an '87 911 after looking on the internet and locally at many different examples. The information contained in the book was invaluable in comparing various models, their strengths and weaknesses. Anyone looking to buy a used 911 should have this small volume to help educate them about the evolution of the car design and as a useful tool in negotiating purchase price.

If you are shopping for a 911, and can't decide which year to get, or just want to know the specifications for the various 911 model years, this is the book for you. Thorough coverage of each model year, including options available and the quantities produced of each body type. This book has no editorial opinions, just the facts and figures.

This is a good book, but far from a buyers giude. It tells all about VINs, colours of the cars interior and exterior vith some pictures,... But if you think this book will tell you somthing about some important weekneses of the cars, what to look out for when buying it, which cars to stay away from, you will need another book. But a good look into what's out there and a few facts about all the cars.

As a fairly new Porsche 944 owner, I have to say that this book has filled in a lot of gaps about the history of the car. The pictures are terrific, especially the opening few pages with visual comparisons from year to year from the front, side, and rear. The only thing lacking is clearer coverage of the one-offs and special editions (such as the 968 Turbo). The author does clarify this omission by saying that the book only covers models that were in general production. The 968 Turbo was built for competition only and not meant for the street.

For the Classic Front Engined Porsche car enthusiast, this is a book you need to have. All of the technical information and more that will enhance your understanding of these Porsche models of the past.For the avid collector or owner of any of these models, this book is a must.

This is an absolute must-have book for any 924/944/968 owner. The author gives great detail in options available on all of the model years. As a 944 owner, this book is an essential reference for me.

Every 924, 944 or 968 owner or enthusiast must have a copy of this excellent book by Peter Morgan. The book contains detailed information and superb photographs of all models in the series and is divided into logical chapters. The book is also an excellent reference containing details on VIN's, engine numbers and options.

An absoulte must buy for the 924/944 owner. the book clearly guides you thru all models from 1975 to 1995, including the Turbos. All photographs are in color and the details of each model year are discussed. The book also includes specs and import numbers. Almost all options for each year are listed, a big plus when checking out what came with your car.