Powered By Porsche: The Alternative Race Cars

Author: Roy Smith

Publisher: Veloce Publishing

Published: United Kingdom, 2017

Edition: First Edition

Print: Limited edition of 1500 copies

ISBN 13: 9781845849900

Format: Hardback with Dust Jacket

Language: English

Pages: 466 pages

Dimensions: 258 x 258 mm (square)

Condition: Like New with Dust Jacket Like New - Review Copy and unmarked. 

Price: £35.00 plus P&P

 

About this product:

Powered by Porsche the Alternative Race Cars is a comprehensive account of the racing cars that were powered by Porsche engines, but where the chassis and development of the car was carried out by others. The Porsche company in Zuffenhausen, Germany, can be said to be the most successful marque ever for victories in the motor racing scene. Likewise many firsts in innovation have come with the name Porsche attached. The builders of other racing cars and many major racing car producers such as Elva, Lotus, Lola, or March, as well as many smaller independents, at some time featured a Porsche engine in their chassis. In the late 1970s and into the 1980s, demand for the services and supply of cars, chassis, and parts from Porsche, stretched the company's capacity. Coupled with many new projects in the rapidly expanding Porsche organisation, race car development had to be prioritised. This would lead to the creation of the 'replicas', as opposed to the factory-built works race cars. In turn, a whole new, highly specialised, high quality industry grew up to meet the demand for Porsche client racing customers. In this informative and well-researched book we meet the racing cars, the teams and the people who turned to Porsche to utilise the power from what is reputedly the greatest of all engine makers. The range and variety of makers who used Porsche power is quite staggering, and the author has left no stone unturned in his quest for both accuracy and completeness. 

 

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