Porsche 911 Carrera - The Last of the Evolution (Classic Reprint)
R**I
Single best book on the 3.2 Carrera
If you own a Carrera 3.2 this is the book to have It is not a service manual but an extremely detailed and accurate book on these cars. You owe it to yourself to buy and read this great and easy to read as well as interesting book on these cars if you are a fan. I'm a professional automotive Journalist and have owned 34 911 cars including a pair of 3.2 Carrera Coupes and I learned a lot I didn't know from this book.
T**C
Great book for a 3.2 owner
Lots of interesting info and stories. I usually gloss over that stuff but this was a good read. Some good tech stuff as well. Hats off to our Porsche friends in the UK.
M**O
Very In-depth look at 1984-1989 year model
This book provides you much more information than you can get from The 911 Red Book or The Used 911 Story by Peter Zimmerman (I owned both). Those are the two must have. Furthermore, Tony Corlett gives you a lot of personal opinion, like driving impression and feel. This is more than just dry numbers on specification and performance measurement. All the variation within the 3.2 Carrera model line are being covered. High quality nice pictures. The most important chapter is on the Turbo-Look M491 option. It dispells a lot of mis-information I got from internet forums.
S**C
Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera
As the owner of one of the subject 911 3.2 Carreras, this is the most comprehensive book I've read on this car to date. Some of the descriptions of the car tends to make the author a master of the obvious but generally a good read. Coverage of special models within the range is very good with a fair amount of detail.Given the author lives in England, much of the info deals with cars in that market however, it does have plenty of references to and pictures of U.S. cars. The upside is that living on that side of the pond makes access to some of the people involved with the car and the company (Peter Schutz) possible.Option and color codes are provided as are production numbers broken down by year, body style and market.If you own one of these cars or are thinking about buying one, this is a good choice
B**N
one of the best books on one of the best Porsche's
Anyone who knows Porsche 911's knows the 3.2 Carrera is one of the best 911's ever made. The classic 911 lines started getting "soft" after the 1987/88 model years, and of course, a few years later, the classic air-cooled engine, which some refer to as "bullet-proof", was gone. It was a thrill to find a book that specifically covered the 3.2 Carrera, and a bigger thrill to discover the author did a great job of it too. The pictures are excellent, as is the lay-out and text. As the 3.2 Carrera becomes more of a classic, I'm sure this book will too.
M**N
Excellent guide to the 3.2 Carrera
Excellent review of my 3.2. Well researched and informative. I am very happy to have it in my Library.
K**Y
Purchased and paid for a New Book… Received a Used
Yeah… paid extra for a new book, a used was supplied. Not happy.
L**Z
Must have for all 911 lovers. Nothing, and I mean nothing is like the last real 911.
Great book and will always remain in my library. Excellent pictures and really shows why the 3.2 was the last of the greats. Every 911 owner should own this generation at some time.
P**U
Livre très complet en anglais
Ce livre est parfaitMais ce n’est pas un livre de mécanicienOn peut ne pas avoir un matraquage de AMAZON PRIME, que je n'achèterai jamais vu l'insistance....
M**O
Altamente recomendado
Excelente información, un libro bastante completo y con datos interesantes que no se encuentran en cualquier lado
L**R
911, Last of the Evolution
A thorough and detailed look at these great cars. Lots of information about them, with loads of overall and detailed pictures of the car's features. Information on paint colours etc. engine specs etc. Good text, well written, so overall recommended for 911 3.2 enthusiasts.
D**T
G-Modell
Bin gerade dabei mir ein Carrera 3.2 mit einem Baujahr zwischen 1983 und 1989 zu kaufen und habe mir diesbezüglich auch schon einige Bücher über den Elfer zugelegt. "The last of the evolution" von Tony Corlett ist bis dato das einzige, welches sich ausschließlich mit dem G-Modell beschäftigt. Neben der beschriebenen Geschichte zu diesen Fahrzeugen werden die verschiedenen Karosserieformen wie auch die Sondermodelle (z.B. Clubsport, Speedster usw.) erklärt. Für den echten Kauf-Interessierten ist das Kapitel mit den Produktionscodes, den original Farben inkl. Farbcodes, Produktionszahlen usw. eine äusserst aufschlussreiche Informationsquelle. Sehr genau werden auch die Technischen Daten (Länge, Breite, Achsabstand usw.) gelistet.Abgerundet wird das Buch durch ein Kapitel welches schön erklärt wie ein Carrera 3.2 zu handhaben ist, quasi eine Fahranleitung. Alles in allem ein sehr Informatives Buch, welches einerseits durch den recht hohen Kaufpreis und die englische Sprache nicht für jeden die erste Wahl sein wird, andererseits die meisten detaillierten Informationen (aus meiner Erfahrung) zu den Baujahren 1983 und 1989 enthält und so ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk zum G-Modell darstellt.
L**T
Indispensable!
Un livre très complet qui m'a bien aidé pour trouver la 911 de mes rêves. Dommage juste qu'il n'y ait pas une partie "guide d'achat" qui pourrait mentionner les points à observer, afin d'aider les potentiels acheteurs de ce mythique modèle. Dommage aussi qu'il n'existe pas d'équivalent européen: tout est en miles, et les fiches techniques ne reprennent parfois que les véhicules US...
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