Porsche 356: 75th Anniversary

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Porsche 356: 75th Anniversary chronicles the full story of Porsche’s original sports car, from Porsche No. 1, to the first Gmünd coupes, to today’s prized Porsche collector cars.

But the story told here actually begins when the seeds of the Porsche 356 were sown decades before the car’s actual genesis in the late Forties.

Patriarch Ferdinand Porsche always dreamt of a compact sports car — in contrast to the large cars in vogue early in his automotive engineering career — that he was never able to create on his own.

This, despite the fact that Prof. Porsche was a brilliant engineer who, prior to World War II, had been involved in a variety of significant automotive engineering developments, including his invention and creation of the world’s very first hybrid-drive vehicles.

Curiously, in contrast, the Typ 356 was developed much later by Ferdinand’s son, Ferry Porsche, and introduced in 1948.

We witness how the Porsche 356 evolved over its 17-year lifespan through four distinct series:  pre-A, A, B, and C, with coupes, cabriolets, Speedsters, hardtops, and roadsters among its many body variations.

Porsche 356: 75th Anniversary includes a cast of fascinating characters, from those engineers who designed the cars, to the race drivers who helped create the “giant-killer” mystique, to owners like James Dean and Janis Joplin who fell in love with the little bathtub-shaped sports cars.

Porsche 356: 75th Anniversary indeed articulates this comprehensive, in-depth story exquisitely — a must-have book for both Porsche and 356 enthusiasts, as well as sports-car history buffs.

The book’s publication date of April 11, 2023 — during Porsche’s own 75th Anniversary as a company — should be reason enough to purchase the book for yourself, or as a gift for any Porsche enthusiasts in your life.

“Perfect gift for my Dad!! — My Dad is a car guy… a Porsche Guy!! He’s had a 1970 911T… nice car. Then got a 1996 911 Cabriolet… NOW, finally… just a few years ago he got a 1965 356C that is MINT! He got it from a guy who’d had it since 1967. It is a gorgeous car!! When it was time to buy him something for Christmas, ugh!! Always a struggle… I bought this book after reading some good reviews, taking the chance that he didn’t already own this book. When he opened the gift and saw this… JACKPOT!! The big smile and the “Oh my goodness…”, confirmed I made a good choice. I am very appreciative of the good reviews from others that helped convince me to get this for my Dad. Pic is my Dad and “‘Lil Red.'”
— JT in SC  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  [Verified Purchase]

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