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Porsche 70 Years: There Is No Substitute

Porsche 70 Years: There Is No Substitute

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Why It Made The List

A leather-bound Porsche book with real collector appeal, built around the cars, races and design moments that made the marque untouchable. Randy Leffingwell tells the full story from the first 356 through to modern technical icons like the 918, pairing detailed commentary with contemporary photography and rare historical images. The rich tan hand-bonded leather gives it the feel of a serious archive piece, with the weight, polish and shelf presence a Porsche title deserves. Handsome, substantial and made to last for years, it has the makings of a proper heirloom; the sort of gift that gets kept, displayed and eventually handed down. A luxury pick for Porsche loyalists, classic car people and anyone who understands why there really is no substitute.

256 pages, 31.1 x 25.4 cm.

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At A Glance

  • Tan bonded leather-bound edition
  • Richly illustrated with rare historic images
  • Covers Porsche from the 356 to the 918
  • Milestone cars and defining moments
  • A luxury Porsche heirloom for serious fans

SPECIFICATIONS

Full Title: Porsche 70 Years: There Is No Substitute
Edition: Leather Bound
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 31.1 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm
Author: Randy Leffingwell
Photography: Contemporary photos and rare historical images
Coverage: From the first 356 to the 918
Cover Colour: Tan

MORE DETAIL

This handsome leather-bound Porsche book covers 70 years of one of the most important names in sports car design, engineering, and racing culture.

Written by Randy Leffingwell, it follows the marque from the early 356 through to later technical milestones such as the 918, with plenty for 911 loyalists, motorsport followers, and anyone interested in Porsche’s wider design history.

The book combines contemporary photography with rare historical images, giving the story a strong visual archive as well as written depth.

Milestone cars and key events are treated with detailed analysis, so it works as more than a picture book for Porsche fans.

This edition is bound by hand in tan bonded leather by Graphic Image, the American leather goods company founded by Bennett Glazer in 1977, with more than 45 years of bookbinding and leather manufacturing behind it.

The leather binding gives the book a more considered, gift-ready feel than a standard automotive title, making it well suited to a coffee table, study, office, or car enthusiast’s library.

Graphic Image’s wider work is built around leather-bound editions, diaries, albums, and desk objects, so the cover and binding are part of the object’s appeal, not just a decorative finish.

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