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Montlhery Endro - 17 New International Records Auto Jan 1952 6
Porsche...Racing Road & Track Nov 1952 8
Liege to Rome and Back Speed Age Jan 1953 9
Potent Porsches - 550 Autocar Jan 1 1954 10
The Porsche 550 Spyder Autosport June 10 1955 11
A Visit to Porsche: The Spyder Type 550 Road & Track Jan 1956 12
South German Test-outing Motor Jan 18 1956 15
Chez Porsche Autosport June 1 1956 19
Porsche 550 Spyder Road Test Road & Track Feb 1957 20
The Fastest Porsche - Spyder Technical Report Car and Driver Feb 1957 22
Under the Hood - 718 Car and Driver Oct 1957 29
The Porsche Type 718 Le Mans Motor July 2 1958 30
1960 Porsche RS60 Road & Track May 1988 33
1953 Porsche Spyder 550-4 Salon Road & Track Nov 1993 40
Road Racer - 908 Wheels July 1980 46
Spin in a Spyder Sports Cars Illustrated May 1958 52
The Porsche Type 718 Autocourse Jan 1959 57
Porsche's Sizzling Type 718 Technical Report Car and Driver Oct 1958 60
Carrera GT Car and Driver Dec 1958 66
Porsche RSK 1500 goes into Production Autocar Feb 13 1959 68
Porsche for 1959 Autosport Feb 20 1959 69
Potent Porsche - RSK Motor Trend May 1959 70
The Porsche Type 718 RSK Autosport Aug 21 1959 72
Targa Carrera Car and Driver Sept 1959 74
Ride in the RSK Car and Driver Apr 1960 76
Porsche, 1960 - RS60 & Abarth GT Carrera Sports Car World June 1960 80
Three New Porsches Road & Track June 1960 82
Porsche Carrera GTL - Abarth Driver's Report Car and Driver Nov 1960 84
A Limited Edition - Abarth Motor Trend May 1960 86
Porsche "Prototype" Road & Track Aug 1962 87
Porsche Motor Dec 12 1962 88
Targa Florio Sports Car Graphic Aug 1962 92
Porsche Revenge in the Targa Florio Motor May 15 1963 93
Porsche 904 G.T. Autosport Dec 6 1963 94
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Autocar Dec 6 1963 96
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Myles Bowie
reviewed Porsche Sports Racers Ultimate Portfolio 1952-1968 (Brooklands Road Test Books Series) on December 12, 2015 Porsche Sports Racers Ultimate Portfolio 1952-1968
I am not interested in cars. If it runs, has air conditioning, and the radio works, I'm happy. So I don't think I was the target audience for a book dedicated to one car, but it was very enjoyable anyway. Probably because it is more about the communistic system that manufactured it and the shyster businessman who imported it than it is about the technical details of the car. It is very thorough in explaining the business dealings that brought these people together. That means that we do get a brief history of the nation of Yugoslavia starting at WW2, a thorough detailing of Bricklin's various business ventures, and a look at the car industry from Ford through the 1990s. It does get a little far from the point at times.
The author seems to take a more favorable view of the Yugo than you usually get. I don't still don't know enough about the actual car to make a call on that, because there really isn't a lot on the consumer experience with the vehicle. He seems to think that it gets a bad rap simply because it was cheap, had a horrible business model, and people wanted expensive brands. I'm afraid I wasn't really convinced that was the reason it was so disliked. He is also maybe a little impressed with the employment numbers and industrialization process in communist Yugoslavia. Still, he did feel the need to include sections that downplayed the brutality of the prison system and the suppression of dissidents. So while I did enjoy it and learned a lot, I'm unconvinced by the author's conclusions.
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Add Porsche Sports Racers Ultimate Portfolio 1952-1968 (Brooklands Road Test Books Series), The Porsche type 550 appeared in 1953. Designed for competition purposes, it featured a complex flat four that produced 110 bhp from just 1.5 litres. Quite a feat for 1953 - more than half a century ago! Not only was it light, it was very quick and soon b, Porsche Sports Racers Ultimate Portfolio 1952-1968 (Brooklands Road Test Books Series) to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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Add Porsche Sports Racers Ultimate Portfolio 1952-1968 (Brooklands Road Test Books Series), The Porsche type 550 appeared in 1953. Designed for competition purposes, it featured a complex flat four that produced 110 bhp from just 1.5 litres. Quite a feat for 1953 - more than half a century ago! Not only was it light, it was very quick and soon b, Porsche Sports Racers Ultimate Portfolio 1952-1968 (Brooklands Road Test Books Series) to your collection on WonderClub |
