Porsche 356 Made by Reutter Frank Jung The long and successful cooperation between Porsche and the Stuttgarter Karosseriewerk Reutter & Co. GmbH has always been more than just a marriage of convenience. In 1931 the Reutter coachwork company started building prototypes of what would later be known as Volkswagen on behalf of the Porsche engineering office. In 1949 Porsche gave the order to Reutter to produce 500 bodies for the Porsche sports car, and by Easter 1950 the first Porsche 356 ever to be constructed in Germany was finished. Besides those vehicles made by hand in serial-production Porsche 356 presents many prototypes and special cars made for Porsche up to the point of collective evolution of the later called Porsche type 911. The book’s focus is on the description of the development of a Porsche 356body, colourfully illustrated and detailed as never before. Much of the material used was taken from the Reutter-family archive. Previously unpublished documents and pictures were found in several institutional and private archives, especially the archive of Porsche itself.
Together the companies Reutter and Porsche made automobile history.
9783667114563 Delius Klasing Verlag 265 x 230mm. 320pp., 300 col., 50 b.&w. May 2019 £40.00, Hardback
Porsche 914 50 Years Jürgen Lewandowski The Porsche 911’s little brother... In 1969 a very special sports car was born. The 914 rose from a marriage of convenience of Volkswagen and Porsche, because both companies wanted a small, modern and affordable sports car in their product range, but for little cost. Thus it was decided to combine the skills of both manufacturers. The result was a light mid-engine sports car with a lively road performance and even 50 years after its launch, it pleases the eye with a fresh design. Back then it was often ridiculed as a ‘housewife Porsche’ or ‘Volks-Porsche’, but now, the 914 has come out of the shadow of its big brother the 911 and has a huge fan base; today it lives on in the Boxster and Cayman models. This volume includes: the result of thorough research in the Porsche and VW archives; rich photography; all technical data; development, production, model history and racing appearances. 9783667114587 Delius Klasing Verlag 265 x 230mm. 176pp., 100 col. May 2019 £90.00, Hardback
The history of the Porsche 914, written by a renowned motoring journalist. Cars & Motor Vehicles
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