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Glen Smale
Hardcover
192 pages
300 colour photos
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Porsche 924/928/944/968: The Complete Story
$53.95
The story of Porsche’s front-engined, water-cooled transaxle cars, Porsche 924/928/944/968 contains interviews with several of Porsche’s key engineers, designers and modellers who worked on the car in period. The book outlines the design processes and development work, detailing each model, and contains sections on the motor sport achievements of each model, as well as owners’ views of their cars.
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