{"product_id":"9780760344019","title":"Porsche 911: 50 Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePorsche 911: 50 Years\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author \u003cb\u003eRandy Leffingwell\u003c\/b\u003e celebrates a half-century of one of the world's premiere sports cars, focusing on the major themes that have defined Porsche's rear-engined wonder. Randy tells the whole story—design and development, racing and competition, engineering and technology, style and culture. All the iconic 911 models are included: the original 901 prototype that set the standard; the legendary RS models that made the little Porsche a dominant force on the world's racetracks; the infamous Turbo, the car that kept the performance flame alight during the dark, dismal decade of the 1970s; the fabled 959, the model that redefined the term \"sports car\"; the 993, last of the original air-cooled models; and the 996, 997, and 991, the liquid-cooled cars that brought the 911 into a new millennium. Beyond telling the story of the cars, \u003ci\u003ePorsche 911: 50 years\u003c\/i\u003e also spotlights the people behind them: Ferdinand \"Butzi\" Porsche, the son of legendary Porsche founder Ferdinand \"Ferry\" Porsche, who co-designed the instantly recognizable 911 shape; Peter W. Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from extinction; and Dr. Helmuth Bott, the engineering genius behind many of the groundbreaking technologies that have defined the 911, including fuel injection, turbocharging, and all-wheel-drive. Leffingwell also tells the story of the 911 community—the clubs and culture that surround the car. Together, all of these facets make \u003ci\u003ePorsche 911: 50 Years\u003c\/i\u003e the most essential book in any Porsche owner or fan's library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Motorbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020279595248,"sku":"9780760344019","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780760344019_p0.jpg?v=1763655252","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780760344019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}