THIS MONTH’S RECOMMENDED READ 956 001: CREATING A LEGEND
956 chassis 001 was the first drivable prototype and the starting point for the remarkable 956/962 Porsche race cars which dominated the endurance racing scene in the 1980s. 956 001: Creating a Legend is a lavish English-language monograph detailing the history of this hugely important Porsche. Testing phases, race outings and the car’s later use as a rolling laboratory for Porsche’s Weissach research and technology centre are outlined in detail and help to convey the complexity of the car’s development. Interviews with Derek Bell (one of the most important factory drivers of the 956 era), Norbert Singer, Peter Falk, Valentin Schäffer and Jürgen Barth provide unique insight into the 956 project, as does chassis 001’s owner history, not to mention fascinating information relating to political influence leading to the creation of Group C regulations for a new era of racing in the 1980s. This beautiful coffee table tome measures 265x265mm and comes in hardback format with cloth binding and a premium slipcase. Gold hot foil embossing features on the cover and spine. More than two hundred photographs and copies of factory documents, drawings and illustrations feature across 272 pages. Limited to 750 copies, this is essential reading for any fan of Porsche motorsport. A collector’s edition limited to fifty-six copies and signed by Falk, Singer and Schäffer is available at extra cost.