Porsche 904, 906 & 910 in the Americas
By Jerry Pantis
Ah, obsession…where would we be if we didn’t have obsessive enthusiasts who pour years of single-minded devotion into the research of rare racecars. Some of the best—and biggest!—books of the past few years have been narrowly focused treatises on very specific racecar models. As a result, we, as enthusiasts, have reaped the benefit of others’ lifetime searches for chassis numbers, rare photos, and marque-specific ephemera.
Fortunately for Porsche lovers, Jerry Pantis is one of these hopelessly devoted enthusiasts. Pantis spent the better part of five years gathering a virtual mountain of photographs, histories, and data on Porsche’s 904, 906, and 910 racecars in the U.S. The result is a remarkable 432-page(!) tome that must surely stand as the definitive history of these racecars in the U.S. This book is such a thorough examination of these seminal racecars that it examines each car from three separate directions: (1) from the perspective of the drivers and owners like Joe Buzzetta, Scooter Patrick, Davey Jordan, Vasek Polak, and Otto Zipper; (2) from the races, with a year-by-year analysis from 1964–1969; and (3) from a chassis-by-chassis history of each individual car.
In addition to all this data, the book also includes nearly 1,000 rare black-and-white and color photographs, making this the ultimate resource for the Porsche 904/906/910 fanatic. But perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this huge undertaking is the fact that, unlike similar works, this one sells for less than $100.
Available for US$85.00 directly from the publisher at www.SportsCarRacingHistory.com or by phone at (514) 865-6509.
