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Chapter 1: The "Ferdinand" tank with Ferdinand Porsche on board and Albert Speer at the controls
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Chapter 6: The first Glockler special at Freiburg in 1950
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Chapter 8: The drive train for the Hunter included a clutch that allowed drive to the front wheels to be engaged or disengaged by the driver
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Chapter 10: Wolfgang von Trips in a modified 1957 works RSK at the 1958 Gaisberg, Austria, hillclimb.
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Chapter 11: The Porsche-Ate disc brake
(left) as fitted to the 356C. At right is
the hand brake.
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Chapter 15: Gerhard Mitter placed second at Freiberg in August 1965 with the white 904/8 Spyder.
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Chapter 17: Ferdinand Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche and nephew of Ferry Porsche, was the motivating spirit behind the creation of the Type 906 or Carrera 6.
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Chapter 19: The Stommelen/Ahrens Type 910 jumps at Brunnchen on the "Ring in 1967.
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Preface to the 1977 Edition
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Preface to the 2003 Edition
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Genesis In Gmünd 1900-1946
Porsche Beginnings · The People of Porsche · Seeds of a Sports Car: Types 64 And 114 · Berlin to Rome: Type 60k10 · Honors and Armaments · Preserving the Legacy · Perils of Peace
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The First Porsche: Type 356 1946-1949
The Italian Connection · Cisitalia by Porsche · Conceiving the Porsche Sports Car · Testing the 356 Roadster · A Production Porsche · Preparing For Market · Selling The 356
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Return to Zuffenhausen 1949-1953
A Growing Concern · Financing Growth · First German Porsche · Enlargement to 1.3 Liters · Establishing a Reputation · Building for Export · Le Mans in 1951 · Von Hanstein Arrives
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Coming of Age: The 1500 1950-1952
Trial by Competition · Porsche Breaks Records · Invading America · Enter the 1500 Super · America Roadster · Variations on a Theme · Expanding in Zuffen hausen · Porsche Comes of Age · "Normal" and " Super" · A Transmission of Its Own · The Big Brake
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Independent Prosperity 1953-1955
Stepping Up to the Competition · The American Dream · Running Improvements · Handling the 356 · Cheaper, Faster: Speedster o New Power · Owner Loyalty
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Making Tracks: Glöckler to 550 1950-1955
Glöckler-Porsches · Porsche Builds Its Own Racers · The 550 Debuts o Fuhrmann"s Four Cams · Definitive 550 Spyder · Spyders in the Americas
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Along Came the Spyders 1953-1956
Enter the Buckelwagen · Shaking Down the Spyders · The Four-Cam Spyders at Le Mans · Developing The 550"s Handling · California Spyders · Porsche Racers for the People · Facing Tougher Competition · The Pesky Poopers
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New Car, New Challenge: The 356A 1955-1959
A New Field for Porsche · In Comes The A · The 356A in Volume · Improving the 356 T-2 · Another Take on the Open Porsche · Better Synchromesh o Generating Engines
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Carrera: Going the Limit 1954-1962
Definition of a Carrera · Putting it to the Test · New Body for Carrera o Refining the Carrera · Homologation Woes · Lightweight Carreras · Stronger Four-cam Engine
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Rennsport Years 1956-1959
Targa Without Warning · Seeds of the Spyder · The 550 Takes to the Track o Customer Spyders · Mickey Mouse Spyder · The RSK · Into the Hands of Privateers · The Wishbone Spyders
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Enhancing a Classic: 356B and C 1959-1966
Super B · Maintaining the Balance · Variations on a Theme · Carrera Too o Introducing Discs · Racing the Two-Liter · The DKS Carreras · The Final 356
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Open-Wheeled Odyssey: Formula Fours 1957-1962
Formula for the Future · Exposing the Wheels · Eyeing Formula One o The Grand Prix Porsche · Eying Formula One · First Grand Prix Porsches o Waiting for the Eights
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Raising the Stakes: Grand Prix Eight 1961-1962
Grand Prix Credentials · Engine"s Architects · Defining the Eight · Building the Type 753 · New Car for a New Engine · Eight on Track · First Taste of Victory · Extracting More Speed · Withdrawal and Refinement
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The RS Challenge 1960-1964
Regulating the Racers · The RS 60 · Sixty Success · RS Privateers · 718 Coupes and the W-RS · Le Mans: Swan Song for the Factory Fours · The Two-Liter Eight · W-RS in America · Eight for Le Mans · Mountain Kings · After the Spyders
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904: Beauty with Speed 1963-1966
Facing Tougher Opposition · Building the 904 · Carrera GTS Meets the World · Improving the 904 · Eight Into 904 · Six-Cylinder 904 · Abbreviating the 904
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New Direction: 911 and 912 1959-1966
Porsche"s New Breed · Four-Seater Inspiration · The Shape of Cars to Come · Changed Focus · Overhead Cams for the 901 · Under the Skin · Gearing for Production · Final Touches · The 911 Meets the Press · Variation on a Theme: The 912 · Opening the Top with the Targa
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Carrera 6: Car of the Future 1965-1966
The Piëch Era in Competiton · Envisioning the 906 · Six in the Carrera · Putting Power on the Track · Refining the 906 · Serious Results · Injecting New Life · More Cylinders for the Carrera 6
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900s in Action 1959-1966
Competitive Outings · Stretching the 911"s Appeal · More of a Good Thing o Expanding the Market · Enter the Sportomatic · Racing 911 · Elusive and Effective 911R · Living with the 911 · 911 Developments
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Uphill to Success: 907, 909, 910 1966-1968
Evolving Endurance Racers · Developing the 910 · 910 on Track · 910s for Privateers · The Striking 907 · Securing the Mountain Championship o 907 with a Strengthened Eight · Porsche"s Ultimate Hill Climber: The 909
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908: Three-Liter Racer 1968-1971
Birth of the 908 · The 908 Debuts · Aerodynamic Explorations · Winter of Development · Racing the "69s · A New Era in Porsche Racing · Victory at Last · 908 in the 1970s · "VW Transporter" 908
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