Porsche 959

The Porsche 959 was quite the "super Porsche". Its history of development is the dream of every engineer. The goal was not just to build a profitable sports car, but the world's best car. This Porsche 959 trilogy, limited to 1.500 copies, is like the car itself: passionate, concentrated, spectacular. Not just one, but three books in a luxury slipcase create a new reading experience: the "Picture Book" with opulent photos showing all stages of development of the Porsche 959, the "Story Book" with the car's thrilling story, and finally the "Fact Book" with all relevant dates, figures and facts concerning the 959. 1. Picture Book: The unique visual language of the "Picture Book" was developed by Munich photographer and designer Stefan Bogner. Famous for his spectacular street portraits for the Delius Klasing magazine series Curves, Bogner's Porsche 959 photos, too, are full of drive, which makes his pictures inimitable. 2. Story Book: The "Story Book" was written by Jürgen Lewandowski. 3. Fact Book: In the "Fact Book , the Porsche expert puts together all relevant dates, figures and designs of the technical masterstroke of the Porsche 959. Suspenseful writing presented in a compact and clearly structured way. Author Jürgen Lewandowski and this book have a special connection: in 1985 Prof. Helmuth Bott, head of technology of the Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, commissioned him to supervise the development of the 959. Thus, he could watch the work of engineers and test drivers and collect the first-hand knowledge, which he now passes on with this book. With all dates and facts, test reports, the historical classification of the 959 and its significance to the Porsche corporation,Porsche 959 is the perfect reference book for this model.