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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1420620
Category: Book
Author: Peter Hinsdale
Publisher: Haessner Pub
Studio: Haessner Pub
Manufacturer: Haessner Pub
Label: Haessner Pub
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Unknown Binding
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 104
ISBN: 0877990522
EAN: 9780877990529
ASIN: 0877990522
Publication Date: 1976
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fabulous Porsche 917 January 28, 2008
I actually had this book (1st edition) as a young boy and took it everywhere with me. It became so tattered and pages falling out that I finally had to part with it. I was fortunate to locate another copy and now that I am much older, hope not to wear it out.
The book is a terrific reference for the amazing 917 family of racing Porsches. Great line drawings and historical racing accomplishments. Coverage of 908 and 917s at LeMans plus the 917 Can Am variants.
 Porsche 917 October 6, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the first automobile racing book that I ever bought, some thirty years ago. Lots of great black and white photos and large line drawings. A good history of Porsche's attempt to build a racing machine that would win at Le Mans. The first edition covers Porsche's turbo engine and aerodynamics, and the second half of the book give the racing history (race by race) of the 917. The revised second printing adds Porsche's Can-Am championship seasons of George Follmer and Mark Donahue. A quick read that chronicles the greatest days of prototype sports car racing.
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