How to Make an Old Porsche Fly
Carrera and Carrera RS – publ. 2003. Unique Motor Books.
1963-1973 Porsche 911/912 Source Book
Weber Carburetors – official manual; also tune-up & hot rod guide
PORSCHE. THE ROAD, SPORTS AND RACING CARS. by the Dalton Watson team. 1993, now out-of-print. 260 pages, size 9.5 in by 8.5in, hard-bound – no ILL
Bacon, Roy. ?? Illustrated Motorcar Legends Porsche
Becker, Clauspeter. 1997. PORSCHE 911 - THE EVOLUTION; Stuttgart. 1997 – no ILL
Blick, Kevin. 1988. Supercars: Porsche 911. Salamander Books.
Cotton, ?? Porsche Progress.
Cotton, Michael. 1994. PORSCHE 911 AND DERIVATIVES - VOLUME 2: 1981 - 1994. Croydon, Motor Racing Publications.
Cotton, Michael. 1994. PORSCHE 911 AND DERIVATIVES VOLUME 1: 1963 - 1980. Croydon, Motor Racing Publications.
Godau, Marion and Bernd Polster Design Directory GERMANY. Universe 2000 – no ILL
Haab, Mark - 1974-1989 911, 912E and 930 PORSCHE AUTHENTICITY SERIES
Laban, Brian - Porsche - another coffee table picture book
Leffingwell, Randy. 2002. PORSCHE LEGENDS. MBI Publ. Co. St. Paul, MN. 228 p.
Leffingwell, Randy. 2005. Porsche 911: PERFECTION BY DESIGN. Motorbooks. St. Paul, MN. 352 p.
Lewandowski, Jurgen. Porsche 959. – no ILL?
Long, B. ??. 63-71 Definitive History of the 1963-1971 911 Porsche.
Miller, ?? Porsche: Power and Performance ed 2.
Pasini, Porsche 959.
Rasmussen, Henry. Porsche -- Six Cylinder Super Cars.
Schiffer, ?? Porsche 911.
Sparrow, ?? Porsche Racing.
Starkey, John. 2003. FROM R to GT3R - RACING PORSCHE 911 & 930
Vann. Fantastic Porsche.
Weitmann, Julius, Michael Cotton (Editor). 1991. Porsche Story / Hardcover / Published
Adler, Dennis. PORSCHE 911 ROAD CARS. 1998. MBI Publishers. –
Adler, Dennis. 2003. Porsche - The Road to Zuffenhausen - coffee table book; nice photos, a few tidbits not found elsewhere, concentrates on 356 years. Unclear why anyone would publish this in the face of the 3 vol. Ludvigsen book.
Aichele, Tobias. 1995. PORSCHE 911 FOREVER YOUNG – has lots of model year change info
Anderson, Bruce. 911 PERFORMANCE HANDBOOK, 2nd ed. – the definitive guide to hotrodding and to technical improvements over the years; getting a bit long in the tooth, so review his Excellence and Pano columns for newer info
Anonymous. 2000. PORSCHE, THE ESSENCE OF PERFORMANCE. Publications International, Ltd. Lincolnwood, IL. - nice picture book
Batchelor, Dean. ILLUSTRATED PORSCHE BUYERS GUIDE, 4TH ED. – updated by R. Leffingwell -- not very useful
Boschen, Lothar and Jurgen Barth. THE PORSCHE BOOK: A DEFINITIVE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. 1978. Argo Books. – lots of text and pictures with a lot of very informative info
Clausager, Anders Ditlev. 1998. PORSCHE - THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE MARQUE. Gallery Books. – photos and some history; numerous errors
Cockerham, Paul W. PORSCHE: PRECISION, BALANCE, AND STYLE – big large format photos with perhaps more errors in the text than any other book on Porsche
Dempsey, Wayne R. 101 PROJECTS – wide range of skills needed for all projects
Dempsey, Wayne R. 2003. HOW TO REBUILD AND MODIFY PORSCHE 911 ENGINES 1966-1989. – xlnt photos & clear text
Editors of Consumers Guide. PORSCHE CHRONICLE. – worthless
Frere, P. ?? THE 911 STORY. Haynes Publishing. ?? – best book on the 911
Gruber, Dr. Thomas and Dr. Georg Konradsheim. 1992. CARRERA RS. Hdbd., in slipcase, 10 1/2x 12, 255 pgs., 122 black – white illustrations. limited ed. book is the key reference on the RS
Harvey, Chris. GREAT MARQUES – PORSCHE – picture book with superficial text
Leffingwell, Randy. PORSCHE 911 BUYER’S GUIDE. MBI Publishers. – highly repetitive and with several errors.
Lewis, Lucinda. 1997. Porsche – FINE ART OF THE SPORTS CAR – very large picture book, consists solely of short chapters on each model car.
Lentinello, Richard A. 2000. AUTO FOCUS: PORSCHE 911 – pretty photos and not much else
Long, Brian. 2003. PORSCHE 911, THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY, 1963 TO 1971. Veloce Publ. – some nice photos, but text is hardly definitive
Ludvigsen, Karl. EXCELLENCE WAS EXPECTED. – the definitive history, now in 3 vols. have read to p. 350??
McCarthy, Mike. 1983. The Classic PORSCHE. Exeter Books. – big picture book
McCarthy, Mike. 1986. PORSCHE. Gallery Books. – big picture book, some history
Meredith, Lawrence. PORSCHE 911 – MODEL BY MODEL. –
Miller, Susan. PORSCHE 911/912 SOURCEBOOK – information compendium now superceded by other sources
Morgan, PETER. 1998. ORIGINAL PORSCHE 911. – good photos and good text
Paternie, Patrick C. 2003. PORSCHE 911. Crestline Books. decent, but abbreviated overview.
Paternie, Patrick C. PORSCHE 911 RED BOOK.
Porter, Lindsay and Peter Morgan, PORSCHE 911 GUIDE TO PURCHASE AND DO IT YOURSELF RESTORATION, Foulis Motoring Books – low quality photos, focuses on body repair.
Porter, Lindsay and Peter Morgan. PORSCHE 911 : GUIDE TO PURCHASE AND DIY RESTORATION. Haynes Manual (Foulis Motoring Book).
Post, Dan. PORSCHE OWNERS COMPANION – rust prone areas, theft protection, how to park…
Prew, Clive. 1989. PORSCHE. - has some info on yearly models.
Reisser, Sylvain. PORSCHE. Motorbooks Intl. – modern pretty picture book; concentrates on race cars
Seif, Ingo. 1985. PORSCHE: PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND. Gallery Books, New York, NY. – may be best of the pretty picture books; has essays by various notables
Starky, John. PORSCHE 911R, RS & RSR – not very in depth
Vivian, David. 1988. SUPERCARS: THE MYTH AND THE MAGIC. Motorbooks. – a few unkind words about the 911 and 959.
Von Frankenberg, Richard. 1969. PORSCHE : THE MAN AND HIS CARS. Bentley Publ. 1983.
Wright, Nicky. 1993. PORSCHE. Longmeadow Press. – big picture book
Zimmerman, Peter. USED 911 STORY – good buyers guide; typical trouble spots, section on each model year
Automobile Quarterly, Winter 1963-64. CONSIDER THE PORSCHE, by James D. Bell.
Automobile Quarterly, 9(2), Fall-Winter, 1970. about half this volume covers Porsche – nothing that isn’t in the Ludvigsen book; small photos
SuperAuto Special Issue, April 1987. Porsche 911.
Car Books
Adler, Dennis. ART OF THE SPORTS CAR – pretty picture book, concentrates on 1920’s, 30’s
Bell, A. Graham. Four-Stroke Performance Tuning. -- goes through the engine system by system and describes how they are modified for racing.
Burgess and Gollan. SpeedPro Series Books: HOW TO MODIFY AND TUNE CYLINDER HEADS
Campbell, Colin. 1973. DESIGN OF RACING SPORTS CARS. Robert Bentley, Cambridge, MA. xlnt primer, though dated
Campbell, Colin. 1973. THE SPORTS CAR – ITS DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE. Robert Bentley, Cambridge, MA. xlnt intro, though dated
Smith, Carroll. Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook
Freeth, Nick. ROUTE 66.
Hammill, Des. HOW TO CHOOSE CAMSHAFTS AND TIME THEM FOR MAXIMUM POWER.
Milliken, William F. & Douglas L. Milliken. 1995. RACE CAR VEHICLE DYNAMICS. Robert Bentley, publ. in-depth treatment but ignores all non-US work
Steil, Tim. ROUTE 66.
Vizard, David. How to Build Horsepower (Vol. 1).
Watson. HOW TO BUILD AND MODIFY CYLINDER HEADS, CAMSHAFTS AND VALVE-TRAINS - don't waste your time with this - title is similar but the contents are not!
Sources for Books
My Porsche 1-800-655-3280
Seaside, California
parts@my-porsche.com
motorbooks.com 800-826-6600.