educamate me on Mezger book Porsche and Me

[svandamme]

Eeh, why is this book selling online for 950 USD? up to 4 and a half Grand, ??

What am I missing? Is it Gold plated?
Does it come with a free coupon for an engine over haul?

[RANDY P]

People flipping books of all things.

Look up Pontiac books written by "jim hand".

Really?

[svandamme]

but essentially , if i can find one for 50 bucks, I should jump on that like a smack head on a pound of fresh afghan brown, right?

[Wayne 962]

It looks like the company who published this a few years ago has gone out of business. I'm sure there are stacks of this book sitting around in Hans' living room. I just sent him a note through Facebook, not sure if he will respond, I think he's about 80 years old now.

thx

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Wayne 962

It looks like the company who published this a few years ago has gone out of business. I'm sure there are stacks of this book sitting around in Hans' living room. I just sent him a note through Facebook, not sure if he will respond, I think he's about 80 years old now.

thx

I briefly spoke to him last year in the Museum after Sound Night, he was a very sharp looking 80 year old.
No really if anybody had told me 65 there if i hadn't recognised him, i would have bought it. But in the moment I forgot to ask about the book.

That would be very cool if you could somehow manage to "release" some of these

[Wayne 962]

I see on eBay there are a ton of them available in German. Maybe they only printed a handful in English? Seems like that would be silly, but you never know...

-Wayne

[svandamme]

correct, the English ones are being priced through the roof.
Obviously nobody likes to read German

[nota]

9781906712082 | Porsche And Me
group buy or for our host
Quantity
Price
25-99
$54.37
100-249
$49.57
250-499
$47.97
500-999
$45.57
1000+
$39.98

[svandamme]

nobody has the book in stock.
Trust me.. I've gone through many many websites.

All the educational websites have it in their catalogue, when you ask em they'll take your order and within 2 weeks let you know they cannot deliver.

[svandamme]

update
I already had gotten me the german version but I can't read german well enough to read an entire book and couldn't be bothered to google translate page by page.

My Ebay Search got a hit on 27th of juli, listing for 250 bucks which turns into 300 euro after shipping and import taxes..
I DID hit that one like a smackhead would hit a pound of Afghan brown.
It arrived today, in record time via Ebay Global Shipping

It's a great book, lot's of background info on how Porsche got through those earlier years.
Well worth the 300 Euros i payed for it and if anything it's better then money in a savings account..




It took 3 years but all good things come to those who wait!

[Geronimo '74]

German version for sale? If so, how much?
Dibs if it's cheap

[svandamme]

check yer pm

[masraum]

Congrats, great score!

[GH85Carrera]

Hans came to Oklahoma City to talk to the War Bonnet Tech session. He came alone, and I was single at that time, and on the tech committee. I was seated next to him at the dinner and afterwards he suggested we go to the bar and have a few beers. We drank all the St. Paule Girl beer in the place. I learned to never ever try to keep up with a German drinking beer. At 2:00 AM closing I staggered back to my room and he looked fine. The next day I had a hangover, and he was fine.

He was a quiet man, and I had to ask questions to get a lot out of him. I just wish I was smart enough to have gotten his autograph.

We had a lot of the German factory top people come talk to us over the years. I was standing next to Alois Ruf when he first saw his now wife. He met her in Oklahoma City, the rest is history.

[svandamme]

he does mention beers in the book
similar, he was quiet but answered any question without a problem.
Just wish I had figured to speak English to him, he mentions speaking it in the book but at the time I figured German of that age, probably not so tried my best to speak German.
Didn't ask for autograph I always find that a bit weird, and don't want to inconvenience the man any more then I have to.