Porsche literature collectors thread
 

Hi all,

Being a new member, I have tried to find a thread on Porsche literature here, but there doesn´t seem to be any yet. So, maybe it´s time to start one :)

I´d love to hear from other members that - like me - collect Porsche brochures, magazines and books.

We could use this thread to show rare pieces of our collections, give & get advice on which literature is available where, comment on newly issued books, stuff like that.

But first let´s see if other members are interested too, or if I´ll stay all alone here :(

Best regards from Munich, Germany

Lars Theunissen

I don't have much, but I have a few owners manuals in my collection. 89 964 C4, 78 930 Turbo Carrera, 83 944 among them.

My favorite piece in my collection is the 1963 print Carrera Twin-Cam assembly manual. It is the most perfect edition I have ever seen, and I got a deal on it.

I've got a bunch of 356 stuff (for my 356) including service booklet, original manual, and most of the Panos from Jan '60 thru Dec '69 ...

Wouldn't mind selling off the Panos...

I bought a few 996 2004 40th Anniversary Edition items on eBay - brochure, poster. I also have some stuff that Porsche sent as promo items like a USB memory stick.

Here´s a recent rare addition to my collection: the brochure of the limited-to-13-cars 911 Club Coupe:

Porsche Literature Collectors Thread
 

See some 356 and 911/912 Porsche Sales Literature at:

356 Porsche
http://derwhites356literature.com/De...ndarCoins.html

911/912 to 1973
http://derwhites356literature.com/De...iterature.html

CW

Interesting, thanks for the links!

Here are some other books from my collection: They are issued by the Porsche Museum and at just 15 Euros a piece, very nicely done. All are in German/English and the collection is still growing. I have about eight pieces of this series now, soon two more are to be issued by the Museum: "Porsche in America" and "60 Years of Porsche Clubs Worldwide".

Several of these books can also be bought through German Ebay and I think through Amazon too. However, the latest edition "Porsche Exclusive" seems only to be for sale directly in the Museum.

356 Porsche Sales Literature
 

Here is my own book on 356 Porsche Literature. You can see it on my website at:

http://derwhites356literature.com/

Charlie White

Thanks Charlie,

This is also on my loooong list of books still to buy!

Ciao,

Lars

I've been enjoying Christophorus http://www.porsche.com/international...horusmagazine/

Indeed, that´s great too! I´ve bought several large lots of Christophorus on Ebay over the years and I have it nearly complete from the late 1970s onwards now. Earlier issues are increasinly expensive, but slowly I´d like to add these too - there are just so many nice books and magazines still out there to be bought :)

I must agree with you. I regret having not kept all of my collection of Excellence magazines when I moved. I did however keep some vintage stuff including a USA today proof of Porsche's last Le Mans win. Have you looked at any of Ulrich Upietz's books? Very high quality. The GT1 books are excellent!

If you are interested in motor sport I highly recommend Norbert Singer's 24:16 and Hans Mezger's book. Paul Frere is great too.

Thanks, I don´t think I have any of the four you recommend yet, but I´ll surely get them at one point. 145 Porsche books in my collection now, so there are still really many out there that I´d like to buy!

The pics you show are from Porsche´s own literature collection in the museum Stuttgart, right?

Ciao,

Lars

Here´s another book from my collection - a very interesting one about 50 years of Kremer Racing. This is the limited edition (250 pcs), but there´s also a less costly regular edition available. I think it´s only in German language though.

No problem! You have some excellent books. That Kremer book is very interesting. My book collection pales in comparison to yours. I ended up catching the 1/43rd bug years ago so I pretty much stick with little scale cars. Have you caught the art/print bug too? Be careful!

I take it you have seen this room? Not a bad collection they have. The archives themselves are nirvana. Sounds like you already have a friend at the museum. Having friends in the right places makes a world of difference.

Enjoy your collection my friend.

Unfortunately I have no personal connections in the Museum yet, but I go there five-six times a year - I can´t drive by Stuttgart without a visit :-) Also, unfortunately I didn´t yet have the chance to visit their literature collection (I´d really love too!). At least since earlier this year, I do own a "Collector Card" of the Museum, that´ll give me a 15% discount on anything in their great shop. Btw, this Sunday I´ll be in Ludwigsburg for the 911 Carrera RS World Meeting, an international event that celebrates 40 years of the RS with 80 of these great cars participating. Of course I´ll combine that with another visit to the Museum shop, so my collection might grow a bit further again :-)

Luckily I´ve been able to resist art prints so far, as I don´t have the space for them anyway. I do however collect Porsche postcards, of which loads are available in the Museum shop. And since last year the "Porsche Grill Badge"-bug has bitten me too, so now I also collect these - I think I have seven so far.

Apart from Porsche, I love Ferraris too, plus many other exotic cars and historic racing in general. So my Porsche books are actually only a part of a much bigger automotive book collection, I have about 900 in total - a bit crazy, but they make me happy (and my wife a bit less happy, but ok...) :-)

Oh yes, and I collect all the sales literature too - of Porsche and the other makes that I like. Plus 1000s of car magazines, mainly those dedicated to Porsche & Ferrari, as well as classic magazines like Octane and Classic & Sportscar. And club magazines too, of course... Space is currently my main problem :-)

I did start a 1/43 model Ferrari collection some time ago and have about 50 handbuilts of these (mainly BBR), plus maybe 30 Porsche 1/43 diecasts by Minichamps etc. They are really very nice, but I´m not certain at this moment if I´d like to continue, as my main passion is the literature. So I´ve stopped buying model cars since this year in favour of buying more literature - there are still so many books out there, waiting to be purchased :-)))

Ciao,

Lars

How was the Carrera RS meeting? I bet you saw some beautiful cars. I love the simplicity of the older cars. I wish I could frequent the Porsche Museum as often as you do. The gift shop is definitely dangerous. Have you ever visited the Mercedes Museum? It is of a scale that emphasizes their heritage in great detail.

What's this about your liking Italian trash? I'm only kidding! There are so many automobiles to lust over. If you are ever in Eastern France make it a point to visit the automobile museum in Mulhouse. It's amazing.

I too have a special place in my heart for older racing cars. I was in France this year during the Le Mans Classic but was unable to attend. I would have loved to have witnessed such a vast collection of cars on track.

I hope you and your wife are still on speaking terms after your most recent visit to the gift shop. I have tested the wife's patience more times than I can remember.

Here's to having understanding wives! We never really grow-up.

Haha, first of all: yes my wife & me are still on speaking terms. All she did was take a deep sigh and roll her eyes as she noticed my Museum shopping bag :)
I purchased three more books, an old user´s manual of the 356 B (unsure if it´s a reprint or not) and 40 postcards. So, for me it was a successful visit again!

The Carrera RS meeting was very, very nice! All these old RS´s (plus a few modern 964 and 993 ones, as well as three 911 Sport Classics) were a great sight in all their colour variations. They were all nicely lined up in rows in the centre square of Ludwigsburg Palace. All cars were from Europe though, unfortunately none from further away, like the USA. Maybe at the 50th Anniversary then :)

I´ve not yet visited the Mercedes Museum, although I will on one of my next visits to Stuttgart. To me liking Italian trash, my Ferrari friends similarly usually make fun of me liking these "boring Porsches". Never mind, I like them all!

What a pity you couldn´t visit Le Mans Classic! I was there for the first time this year and it was absolutely fantastic. One of the best events I´ve ever visited in the 20 years or so I´ve been doing that. The only problems were the terrible weather (lots of heavy rain) and too many good offers on car books (I brought home 20 pieces!). Maybe in two years, you can come to LM Classic too - it´s definitely worth it!

While you missed LM Classic, I deeply regret to have missed all editions of Rennsport Reunion in the USA. It´s now a must-do event in my agenda!

Ciao,

Lars

PS: next weekend Oktoberfest starts - it´s just 2,5 miles from where I live here in Munich, so maybe less Porsche and more beer for me during the coming two weeks :D

Here´s the 356 B user´s manual I purchased at the Museum yesterday. I asked the staff if it was original or a reprint and they were uncertain. In the end they said it was a reprint, which it indeed might be, judging from how perfect the condition is. However, inside the manual there is no notice of it being a reprint anywhere, something I´d normally expect Porsche to do. It just has the number 4601.10 and "Issue January 1963" on the first page, along with some other text. Is there maybe a 356 literature expert around who could let me know if this is an original 1963 manual or a later reprint? What should I check to be certain? Many thanks in advance!

Ciao,

Lars

PS: The colours look brighter than real on my pic because of the camera flash.

The 356 manual looks very interesting. I wish that I could be of assistance. I too would think that there would be something inside indicating that it was a reprint, as is usually the case. You must have one heck of a library.

The RS meeting sounds very nice. I would have to say that my favorite is the 993 version. The Club-sport option is like pornography to me.

The Mercedes Museum is impressive. Towards the exit they have a streamliner that was designed by Ferdinand Porsche. I hope you know my Ferrari comment was merely a joke?

I envy your attendance at the Le Mans Classic. The sights and sounds must have made for some serious sensory overload.

I will have to live vicariously through you when it comes to Oktoberfest. I'm hoping the case of Samuel Adams Oktoberfest I have in the refrigerator will help in my desperate hours.

Enjoy!

There were three 993 RS present at the meeting, two of which had the Club Sport option (one red, one yellow) - very impressive cars indeed!

And sure I knew the Ferrari comment was a joke - no offence taken at all :D

Fun to see that the Americans also make an Octoberfest-edition beer. The real thing however would be one of these six Munich breweries, the only ones allowed to sell at the Oktoberfest:

- Paulaner
- Hacker-Pschorr
- Spaten
- Augustiner
- Löwenbräu
- Hofbräu

Maybe one or more of these are also available in NYC? If so, fill up a 1-liter glass (the only size available for beer at the Oktoberfest), wear a Lederhosen (leather pants) and it´ll almost be like being here :)

Ciao,

Lars

Thanks to the 356-literature site of Charlie White, I now know my manual is indeed a reprint. Still I´m very happy to have it, as it wasn´t expensive at 35 Euros and is a great item to look through.

By the way, here are the other three books I purchased last Sunday - all three are only available in German language as far as I know.

You have a library on your hands. What's the price of admission? Can I check anything out? ;)

Nice additions by the way. The 928 never gets enough love. I always considered it a sort of German hot rod.

Well, when in Munich, make sure to stop by - I´ll give you a discount for the admission :D

And yes, the 928 is a nice Porsche too - there´s too few of them on the roads nowadays!

Apart from books, I also collect Porsche postcards. The Museum currently has this very nice set available, amongst many, many others:

Wow! I did not see those when I was there in July. I would have definitely bought them.

You have good taste Lars.

Pity you just missed these, they were (are) available from August onwards!

Pity indeed! I wish the gift shop had a web site for ordering. One would think that with Porsche being so very good at marketing that they would seize an opportunity like this. It's not like everyone can go to Germany all the time in order to buy some of the wonderful items that the gift shop has.

Sorry for the rant and enjoy the upcoming festivities.

To be honest, I'm surprised about the lack of an online-shop too! For me personally, it's nice to be able to purchase items that are rare since they're only available at that shop. However, if I'd live too far away from Stuttgart to visit it regularly, I'd be quite frustrated too!

To further help in your desperate hours, you can watch this live-Oktoberfest-broadcast every day as of 6:20 pm Central European Time until 9 pm, with a repeat transmission following at 9:30 pm :)

http://www.muenchen-tv.de/livestream.html

Have fun!

You have a cruel sense of humor.

:cheers:

I´m bad, I know :)

To get back to Porsche books, here´s another one that I like a lot. This book by Jerry Pantis is packed with great pictures of the 904, 906 & 910 in racing and seems to be quite rare. I found it through an online bookseller in France last year and can fully recommend it:

I have only seen it online but was immediately interested. Thanks for the recommendation. I will have to add it to the collection.

Very good, I´m convinced you´ll like it!

A nice print-on-demand picture book on the Rennsport Reunion IV can be found here:

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2779328

Very nice photography and it´s great to finally have a book on this great event, especially as all the magazine articles were way too short and I wanted to see much more!

Only small criticism is that the pictures are sometimes printed in a slightly less than perfect quality, but otherwise the book is very nice to have and well recommended to anyone who couldn´t visit Rennsport Reunion and take lots of pictures himself (like me).

Ciao,

Lars

My favorite so far in the collection of small but great books issued by the Porsche Museum: "Porsche Exclusive". Full of interesting stories and lots of pics of the cars made by the "special wishes" department. A must-have and cheap too, at just 15 Euros!

I'm the sales & marketing manager for Bentley Publishers. I've mostly been posting about our new 996 manual but it's also worth noting that we've just published the new Karl Ludvigsen book on the early years of the 356.

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/ima...k-image-cc.jpg

If anyone has any questions about Porsche - Origin of the Species, feel free to post them here and I can try and answer them!

Does it cover the Gmund cars and the difficulty in sourcing parts/materials? I have always found it interesting how much the cars changed from one to the other dependent on what they could get.

I'm sure it's an excellent book.

Thanks Maurice,

It´s on my "to buy" list as well. It just got a very good review ("book of the month") in U.K. magazine "Classic & Sports Car".

Ciao,

Lars T.

Very much so, in fact the early struggles that Porsche had in Gmund are a big part of the story, especially in Chapter 7: Miracle of Production.

Thank you Maurice,

Looks like it will make a nice addition to my collection.

Nuts right? Why isn't that possible?

It's definitely a head-scratcher. The gift shop has some gems that more people should have access to.

Heard that you have been hoarding 1/43. Show me what your working with. :rockon:

Can this Edition help us about Porsche Interior Structure????

Can this edition help us about Porsche Interior Structure?????

Brochure Printing Date Codes
 

Can anyone help me decode the numbers/letters Porsche prints on the back of their modern brochures? What exactly do they mean? I'm interested to know if it tells me when exactly the brochure was printed and for what model years it applies. For example, I have 3 brochures with the following printed on the back:

MKT 001 049 06 (It says "Printed in USA" and 2005 Porsche Cars North America). Is this for the 2006 or 2005 model year?

MKT 006 063 06 (It says "Printed in USA" and 2006 Porsche Cars North America). Is this for the 2006 or 2007 model year?

MKT 001 098 07 (It says "Printed in USA" and 2006 Porsche Cars North America). Is this for the 2006 or 2007 model year?

Thank you for your help.

Sean

Hi all,

In case anyone´s interested, I´ve just created a Facebook-group called

"Porsche Literature & Memorabilia Collectors"

which will show more books & other items from my collection, with hopefully many other collectors joining in.

Ciao,

Lars

books or reference manilas for 3.2 carrera
 

i am restoring a low mileage 88 3.2 Carrera sport coupe. in your opinion what are the best reference books or reference sources for the late model 3.2?

I was sent these books by my uncle. He and my dad had p[orsches way back when.

They are 4 bound books the size of magazines titled
Christophorus Series 50
Christophorus Series 60
Christophorus Series 70
Christophorus Series 80

They cover the years 1964 - 1970. I flipped through the last one and at the end is a 1970 yearbook.

They look neat, but I haven't had time to read through them yet. Lots of beautiful pictures and magazine reviews also.

Any idea what I have here?


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...2ea284328b.jpg

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...bf08b28ae3.png

LOL

WHat I meant was more along the lines of,....


Are they rare?

What were they exactly? A special order set for people subscribed to the magazine?

Complete sets for dealers?

The way they came when you ordered complete previous years?

I cannot find anything about them online,.. and have no idea why these are bound, how rare they are, value?

My neighbor has a 356 (amongst other Porsches). Perhaps he'll enjoy borrowing them.

Update to Porsche: Excellence Was Expected
 

I am hoping Maurice is still listening to this thread.

Does Karl Ludvigsen plan on updating/revising Porsche: Excellence Was Expected any time soon? With so many new vehicles and updates to Porsche vehicles I am hoping for an update, and I suspect many other readers would like to see an updated/revised edition.

If Maurice in not listening, has anyone heard if Karl Ludvigsen is planning an update/revision?

I would be one of the first in line to purchase the newly updated/revised volumes!!! :burnout:

Myporschecollection.com
 

Hi, I have collected Porsche memorabilia for over 30 years. I was fortunate enough to put most of it on display in South Miami at Das Renn Treffen put on by Alvaro of Park Haus 1. I have a web site: myporschecollection.com where almost everything can be seen. Take a look and let me know what you think. The spread sheet is searchable. The entire collection is now for sale. I need to pay for the 2018 Carrera GTS cabriolet that I just ordered. Enjoy yourself. Bruce

awesome, it is perfect :roflmao: I like it very much