Porsche Speedster: The Evolution of Porsche's Light-Weight Sports Car
Thiriar, Dr. M., Beeman Jorgensen, Inc., 7510 Allisonville Road, Suite 115, Indianapolis, IN 46250, ISBN 0-929758-15-3 (1998).
"A steller book -- absolute must buy. Represents an immense amount of extraordinarily high class information. An excellent history of the development of the 540, 356A Speedsters, Convertible D, T5 and T6 Roadsters, as well as 911 and 964 Speedsters. The book also places them in the context of other Porsches and competing makes."
Porsche 356, Driving in its Purest Form
Conradt, D-M., Beeman Jorgensen, Inc., 7510 Allisonville Road, Suite 116, Indianapolis, IN 46250.
From the Introduction by Gordon Maltby:
"The finished product is a compilation of about 10 years worth of technical articles from 356 Registry Magazine, picking up where the first edition left off, beginning with volume 18-1."
Bill Block comments:
"Another steller book. Well written, translated, and proofed by a team of 356 Registry members, this is an absolute muct buy for a 356 owner.Covers the early cars, particularly the Gmund and pre-A, in even great detail than did Ludvigsen in Excellence Was Expected."
Excellence Was Expected: The Complete History of the Sports & Racing Cars
Ludvigsen, K., Automobile Quarterly, ASIN 0915038099; (October 1989)
"The best single marque history, a veritable tome of almost 900 pages of which over half are devoted to the 356 and its contemporary racing cars. I was astounded that there was so much well-researched history -- including pre-356 -- and wondering if there would ever be the need for an additional book. In fact, on the 90% level, Excellence covers everything you need to know about 356 history."
Editor's Note
"Excellence was Expected" has been out-of-print for several years now, but is available used for $200-$400. A new, updated edition is promised from Bentley, perhaps this year (2003).
The Complete Porsche 912 Guide
Spencer, D., RPM Autobooks, 215 W. Myrtle St., Stillwater, MN 55082, (2002).
""The Complete Porsche 912 Guide" is organized identically the "356 Performance
Handbook"... Some of the photographs, graphs and occasional paragraphs are
identical to those in 356 Performance, but there is substantive new
information - enough to make the motor section of the book useful to 356
owners who have already purchased 356 Performance.
"The chapter "High Performance Engine Assembly" includes new information on proper assembly of the 616 motor - information not in 356 Performance.
"And chapter 8, General Maintenance & Troubleshooting, is applicable to the 356 and is not found in 356 Performance. So figure for half the price of a remarkably inexpensive book, you are getting much expanded information on the 616 motor that is applicable to the 356. Further, if you have an early 912 or 911, the remainder of the book is about the only place you will find information on performance enhancements.
"Every book that (RPM) brings out has better black and white photographs than the previous one. "Complete 912" is not just better than 356 Performance, but is actually superb."
The ABC's of Porsche Engines
Pellow, H., HCP Research, 20655 Sunrise Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014, ISBN 0-941210-08-1 (1981).
"Takes you by the hand and almost turns the wrenches for you. Tells you how your engine came to be, even better how to improve it, better yet which of the improved parts will actually work with what you have. Don't rebuild a Porsche engine without ABC's and Secrets of the Inner Circle -- and don't hestitate to do it with them!"
Secrets of the Inner Circle
Pellow, H., HCP Research, 20655 Sunrise Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014, ISBN 0-941210-08-1 (1984 and later editions).
"Replaces the engine section of the factory shop manual."
The Maestro's Little Spec Book and Emergency Breakdown Procedures (Rev. 2)
Pellow, H., HCP Research, 20655 Sunrise Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014, ISBN 0-941210-09-x (1990).
Pre-A Electrical Schematics
A/T2A Electrical Schematics & Descriptions
T5 Electrical Schematics & Descriptions
T6 B/C Electric Schematics & Descriptions
T6 B/C Electric Circuit Descriptions & Descriptions
Leoni, J., 356 Electrics, 12745 West 61 Avenue, Arvada, CO 80004, no ISBN (1997), phone 303.431.5764 for the version for your car.
"Replaces the electrical section of the factory shop manual. Superb two volume book. Especially impressive are the schematics and explanations of devices, which on the factory wiring diagrams are empty boxes. Much like Brett Johnson's "356 Authenticity" series, Joe responds to criticisn and improves his books. Expensive, but these books are worth their weight in wiper motors when you need one."
Porsche 356 Technical and Restoration Guide
Beeman Jorgensen, Inc., 7510 Allisonville Road, Suite 116, Indianapolis, IN 46250, ISBN 0-929758-10-2 (1994), prepared by Members of the Porsche 356 Registry.
"An indispensable techie book, a compilation of the first 15 years of 356 Registry articles. There are very few new stupidities, so why repeat them? Indispensable and inexpensive -- buy it."
Porsche 356 & RS Spyders
Maltby, G., Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-87938-551-0 (1991)
"A super book written by a knowledgeable Porsche enthusiast, showing superb research and marvelous period photographs. Avery useful vehicle for doing research -- or you can read it all afternoon without feeling like you have been studying."
Porsche Racing Milestones
Thoms, H., RPM Autobooks, 215 W. Myrtle St., Stillwater, MN 55082, (2000).
"As you might expect from Hal's renown as a photographer, this is a marvelous picture book. ...The format of the book is about half history and half photographs, in turn split between Hal's own fabulous work - much from the 1998 Monterey Historics - and original period photographs, most of which I had not seen before. ...This is a must-buy book and reasonably priced at $39,95.
356 Carrera: The Four-Cam Production Cars
Scrogham, C., Beeman Jorgensen, Inc., 7510 Allisonville Road, Suite 116, Indianapolis, IN 46250, ISBN 0-929758-13-7 (1996).
"An excellent book, well worth the price. Scrogham writes from his specific expertise; reflecting the research he has done on Carrera Speedster GTs and pushrod coupe GTs. He covers the pecularity of these cars completely. But this is also a weakness -- we are just not told enough about other Carreras.
Porsche 356 (in English)
Pasini, S., La Collection, Societa per la Storia e I'immagine dell'Automobile, I-20125 Milano, via Ponte Seveso 25, ISBN 88-7960-044-3 (1993).
Porsche 356: The Story of the Flat Four Porsches
Styles, D., Crowood Press, Ltd., Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2Hr England, ISBN 1-86126-057-7 (1998).
Original Porsche 356
Meridith, L., Bay View Books, Ltd., The Red House, 25-26 Bridgeland Street, Bideford, Devon EX39 297, England, ISBN 1-870979-58-3 (1995).
Porsche 356
Long, B., Veloce publishing Pic., 33 Trinity Street, Dorchester DT1 1TT, England, ISBN 1-874`05-63-4 (1996).
Rust: How to Keep It from Destroying Your Car
Joseph, S., Ward Hill Press, Staten Island, NY, ISBN 0-9623380-4-4 (date unknown).
Porsche 356: Coupe, Cabriolet, Roadster, Speedster and Carrera
Jenkinson, D., Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP, England, ISBN 1-85532-970-0 (1999).
"A book of no particular merit, except it reflects Jenkinson's extremely hard use of a 356 as he covered Grand Prix races on the Continent; clearly showing how tough a 356 was and how it could be repaired anywhere."
Porsche 356: 1948-1965 Photo Album
Wyss, W., Iconografix, P.O. Box 446, Hudson, WI 54106, ISBN 1-882256-85-9 (1998).
"Clearly, Wyss knows little about Porsches, but Herr Parr from Porsche Archiv came up with some nice photographs. This is of some importance as the book is essentially a photo album with captions. But in this book, reading the captions will actually substract from your knowledge of Porsches."
Porsche 356 and 550: A Pictorial History
Rasmussen, H., Top Ten Publishing Co., 42 Digital Drive, Suite 5, Novato, CA 94949, ISBN 1-879301-03-2 (1992).
"Rasmussen is primarily a photographer, hence the photos in this book are either his own color photos of restored cars, or black and white photographs supplied by the Herr Parr of the Porsche Archives."
Porsche: the 4-Cylinder, 4-Cam Sports and Racing Cars
Sloniger, J., Motorbooks International, Post Office Box 2, 729 Prospect Avenue, Osceola, WI 54020, ISBN 0-87938-707-6 (1993), originally written by Dean Batchelor and revised).
"A superb job of tracing the development of Spyders and Carreras, but without the compulsive type and serial numbers."
Porsche Legends
Leffingwell, Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-681-21924-6 (1996)
"A mini-coffee table book, but is a must buy by virtue of its superb photographic studies linked with a unique and useful approach to providing a history. Leffingwell uses reminiscences of major players of the period, including Johnny von Neumann and Ernst Fuhrmann, keying each chapter to specific Porsche."
Porsche 356: Rear-Engined Jewel
Burnham, C. and Jeffries, P., Reed Consumer Books, Ltd., Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road, London SW3 6RB, England, ISBN 1-85532-677-9 (1997).
Porsche Buyer's Guide
Batchelor, D., Motorbooks International, Post Office Box 2, 729 Prospect Avenue, Osceola, WI 54020, ISBN 0-87938-435-2 (1990).
Porsche Technical Manual
Elfrink, H., Lash, International, P.O. Box 7275, Van Nuys, CA 92409.7257, no ISBN (1991).
How to Make an Old Porsche Fly
Richter, C., no source or ISBN listed (1983).
Porsche 356 Gold Portfolio 1953-1965
Clarke, R.M., Brooklands Books Ltd., PO Box 146, Cobham, KT11 1LG, Surrey, England
ISBN 1 85520 2344
Porsche 356
Meredith, Laurence, Sutton Publishing Ltd., Phoenix Mill - Thrupp - Stroud Gloucestershire - GL5 2BU, ISBN 0-7509-2734-8
Original Porsche 356
Meredith, Laurence, Bay View Books Lted., ISBN 1-870979-58-3 (1998)
The Restorer's Guide to all Coupe, Cabriolet, Roadster and Speedster models 1950-65
Porsche 356 1948-65
Zeichner, W., Shiffer Publishing Ltd., 1469 Morstein Road, West Chester, PA, 19380, ISBN 0-88740-210-0
Porsche A Tradition Of Greatness
Langworth, R., Beekman House, Distributed by Crown Publisher, Inc., One Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016, ISBN 0-517-40496-6
Porsche 356
Burnham, C. and Jeffries, P., Osprey, ISBN 1-8553-2274-9 (1993)
Fantastic Porsche
Vann, Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-7603-0641-9 (1998)
Porsche 356 1948-65
Zeichner, Schiffer, ISBN 0-88740-210-0
Porsche: Brochures and Sales Literature 1948-1965
Merritt, R. and Miller, S., John W. Barnes Publishing Inc., Box 323, Scarsdale, NY, 10583, ISBN: 0-914822-15-2, (1978)
DerWhite's 356 Porsche Sales and Technical Literature
White, Charlie, self-published, (2007).
