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PORSCHE 356: THE STORY OF THE FLAT-FOUR PORSCHES

by David G. Styles

Published by The Crowood Press. 1st. 1998

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. The remarkable story of the rise of the company whose name is synonymous with high performance and stylish sports cars. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages.

Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Light musty odour present.

ISBN: 1861260857
Stock no. 1824034

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Contents

  • 1. The Early Days of Porshe Design
  • 2. Through Conflict to the Cars from Gmund
  • 3. Porsches go into Production
  • 4. Developing the Market and Introducing the 1500
  • 5. Improving the Breed - Early Competition and Development
  • 6. From the Quad-Cam 550 to the Single-Seat Porsches
  • 7. The Product Grows - to the 356A and Beyond
  • 8. The Mighty Carrera 356
  • 9. Towards a New Age - The Carrera GTL, the 356B, 2000GS-GT and the 904GTS
  • 10. From T-5 to T-6 and 356B to 356C
  • 11. New Kids on the Block - the 912 and the 914
  • 12. Enjoying a Flat-Four Porsche and Viewing its Competitors
  • Appendix 1: The Four-Cylinder Porsche Chassis Numbers
  • Appendix 2: Porsche Type Numbers
  • Appendix 3: Porsche Flat-Fours and their Adversaries

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