Forty Six: The Birth of Porsche Motorsport by Bill Wagenblatt HARDBACK

Dalton Watson Fine Books

Forty SixThe Birth of Porsche Motorsport\nAuthor(s): Bill Wagenblatt, Doug Nye, Sean Cridland, William Edgar, Gary Horstkorta, Rod Emory, Chris Greenwood, Randy Leffingwell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Dalton Watson Fine Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Dalton Watson Fine Books\nISBN-13: 9781956309010, 978-1956309010\nSynopsis\nThe definitive history of one of Porsches most beloved and competitive racing champions. Forty Six tells the unlikely underdog story of the car that scored Porsches first racing victories and helped establish their commercial success: the 356/2 063. Beginning at the companys post-World War II nadir, Bill Wagenblatt illuminates how Porsche rose from the ashes to overcome multiple trials and near-disasters to compete with this vehicle at Le Mans, the Liege-Rome-Liege Rally, and Montlhry, where they set new racing records in the 1950s. Wagenblatt follows the tale into the twenty-first century, making clear how the 356/2 063 helped set Porsche Motorsport on its w.