Book Details
Author: Bill Oursler
Format: Hardcover, 11” by 11”, 168 pages
Photos: 68 color and 102 black-and-white photos
ISBN: 1-893618-53-6
Price: $49.95
Porsche Prototype Era Porsche Prototype Era
1964-1973 in Photographs
In a highly focused ten-year period, Porsche transformed itself and sports car racing by raising performance to heights not dreamed of. Porsche’s sports cars went from being regular but comparatively humble winners in the GT class to become completely dominant in the top category, international prototype race cars. This was a time of nonstop development mixed with turmoil and success under the direction of Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, widely considered one of the great automotive minds of the modern era. read more >
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Beginning with the fiberglass-bodied 904, which proved nearly unbeatable in the two liter class during 1964 and 1965, and continuing through the all-conquering turbocharged 917/30 Can-Am spyder of Mark Donohue, which utterly crushed its opposition in 1973, this beautifully presented volume provides a vivid photographic history of Porsche’s relentless quest for victory. Evocative images combine with knowledgeable commentary and historical overviews to offer insights into the men and machines of this glorious era. The book also includes some of the lesser-known, but equally important sports-racers, such as the ultralight hillclimb spyders, whose technology can still be seen in today’s prototypes.

Porsche Prototype Era will take you back in time to experience the classic circuits, revolutionary designs, heroic drivers, and aggressive competition that defined a golden age in sports car racing.


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Pictures, which are exclusively from the period, have been reproduced to art house standard with information given as extended captions. Gulf-liveried 917s account for a small part of a story that also includes lesser-known Porsches such as the 904 and 906 hillclimb spyders.
-Octane

Bill Oursler's book is a compelling insight into men like Pedro Rodriguez and Jo Siffert, and mighty machines like the 908 and awesome 917.
-Racer

Super photography . . . . Kicking off with a dramatic full-color shot of Hans Weidmer climbing into his 917 Spyder, this is the 904 to 917, culminating with the turbocar of George Follmer and Mark Donohue that crushed the opposition in Can-Am in 1973 . . .
-Classic and Sports Car

Porsche fans and sports car enthusiasts will love taking a look back at some wonderful machinery.
-AutoWeek

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