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anyone got suggestions for any 'must have' 996 books?
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POST 2Original post
The only 996 book you will ever need is: Porsche 996 The Essential Companion which has 656 pages. Ian.
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Knowing the square root of diddley squat and wanting to buy my first, I too bought :- Porsche 996: Supreme Porsche (Essential Companion Series) (Paperback) by Jurgen Barth (Foreword), Adrian Streather (Author) It is excellent :thumb:
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I have a few including: Porsche 996 The Essential Companion by Adrian Streather Porsche 911 Story by Paul Frere The first book is excellent but includes too many (I think over 90%) black & white photos. Paul Frere (RIP) is a great read also and was updated with each new release of 911. His last one was out last year which covered the Gen 1 997. Both excellent books (reflected in their prices); try to avoid the dross out there of which there are plenty in number (good giveaway to such description are lots and lots of double page photo spreads and very little technical info, ie what I could probably manage!). ~ Maxie
POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
cheers guys- guess the ''essential companion'' does what is says on the tin if youve all suggested it- and the 911 Story sounds good too. both now duly ordered from Amazon.
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The Vic Elford book is a great read, Porsche High Performance Driving Handbook It's a cross between fast road & track driving techniques, mostly track, and a bit of a biography with some great anecdotes and stories from Vic's era. He relates each technique "lesson" to a race or an incident.
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