Description
Detailed purchase advice for Germany's premier classic sports car-the Porsche 911.
The Porsche 911 is one of the finest and most important sport cars ever made. These fantastic machines have become top-level collectibles, making it more important than ever to fully understand the car you are considering buying. Don't let your dream car turn out to be your greatest regret. Arm yourself with the knowledge necessary to purchase with confidence.
Randy Leffingwell's Classic Porsche 911 Buyer's Guide 1965-1998 is the most comprehensive resource available to guide you past the potential pitfalls in your pursuit of Stuttgart's classic sports car. This year-by-year guide will help you select the model and year that best aligns with your ownership goals. You'll learn which features you want, which to avoid, and the known flaws from across all the air-cooled generations.
Detailed text for each model year is accompanied by:
- Technical specifications
- Typical parts costs
- Performance ratings
- An invaluable "Garage Watch" feature calling out common and known faults
About the Author
Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. Since then, he has authored another 47 titles, covering subjects from sports cars to motorcycles to farm tractors. Leffingwell is considered one of the top Corvette historians working today, and he enjoys a close working relationship with Chevrolet as well numerous other manufacturers. His previous Corvette titles include Art of the Corvette, Corvette: Seven Generations of High Performance, Corvette Sixty Years, and Legendary Corvettes. He lives in Southern California.
Reviews
"And so, this amazingly-detailed and thoughtfully-written guide is hereby quite STRONGLY recommended reading (and heeding) for anyone who is even half day-dreaming about buying a classic era1965-1968 Porsche 911." * LACar.com *
"Informative and well laid out, Classic Porsche 911 Buyer's Guide should be a handy and invaluable resource for any would-be or even serial classic Porsche 911 owner." * Porsche Club of America - pca.org *
Book Information
ISBN 9780760377192
Author Randy Leffingwell
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Motorbooks
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Weight(grams) 762g
