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BMW 3-Series 50 Years

by Tony Lewin

Every new iteration of this iconic car causes great soul-searching among road testers and journalists: is it still the quintessential Ultimate Driving Machine? More than 20 million paying customers have voted with their wallets so something must be right. This book puts it all into context.

Mercedes-AMG: Race-Bred Performance

by Matt DeLorenzo

From the Red Pig to the Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar to that other mega-dollar marvel, the Cigarette Racing powerboats, this book updates the almost 60-year-long story of the little tuner company that became an official part of the Mercedes universe.

The Complete Book of Porsche 911 (4th Edition) 

by Randy Leffingwell

Almost like clockwork (every four years or so) an updated edition of this 911 book comes out. It’s a solid cornerstone in a 911 library and, thanks to who the publisher is, a pretty unbeatable value.

Porsche RS: Development, History, and Technology 

by Bergander, Hoberg, Besser

While the RS is mostly associated with the 911 there are other Porsches with that special spec; this book discusses them all but the main focus is on the various series of 911s.

Mercedes-Benz C 111

The Definitive History of the Mysterious Supercar That Never Was

by Heidbrink & Hack

It’s not the car that is mysterious but the circumstances that kept if from becoming the hit for which scores of 1969 auto show visitors wrote blank checks. M-B owns all the cars it ever made, and this is the one book that covers them.

Porsche 962/088 – The Autobiography of 962 011

by Serge Vanbockryck

Everybody knows the Porsche 917 but even more celebrated was the 956, which was followed by the 962 featured here. And no. /11 was the most successful of the 19 works cars built.

Porsche Racing Cars: 2006 to 2023

by Brian Long

The latest installment in this trilogy picks up the story when Porsche resumed motorsports activities after a few low-profile years and considers both works and customer contenders.

Against All the Others: Porsche’s Racing History, Volume 1 – 1968

by Randy Leffingwell

Porsche has participated in tens of thousands of motorsports events over the years so you can’t be surprised that it will take multiple books to cover them. Here is Volume 1. Prepare to be impressed.

Porsche Outlaws: Stuttgart Hot Rods

by Michael Alan Ross

Porsches are surely not the first marque that comes to mind when the conversation turns to hot rods. But making a car faster, cooler, and better-handling appeals to any gearhead, and once one person starts, things might just grow into a veritable movement.

Porsche Decades: An Introduction to the Porsche Story

by Jay Gilotti

So you have twenty feet of Porsche histories already . . . give this one a whirl anyway. Very well thought out, hits all the essential talking points, current up to 2023.

The Porsche 911 Targa Florio Photo Book

by Barbato & Marino

First held in 1906 the Targa Florio in Sicily became legendary for its hardships and danger. No other marque won there more times than Porsche and the top drivers of the day came to test their mettle. This book tells you nothing about the event—but none of the photos have been published before.

AMG 45: The Story – The Cars

by Clauspeter Becker et al

If all you know about AMG is from current road tests, prepare to be surprised. And don’t call them a tuner! From the “Red Sow” that made them famous to the newest E-Cell, this book shows 45 years of pretty impressive machinery.

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