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Ultimate Works Porsche 956: the definitive history

It has been more than 30 years in the making, but Racecar Engineering contributor Serge Vanbockryck’s definitive history of the works Porsche 956 racecars finally came out in 2019, published by Porter Press. Spread over two volumes and featuring 840 images in 800 pages, much of it from the Porsche archive and from professionals who attended the early races, this is indeed a comprehensive tome.

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