The Porsche Rally Story by Laurence Meredith

As much a history of Porsche as a history of Porsche's rallying exploits, this new book from noted German car expert, Meredith, covers everything from the early Gmund cars through to the later 914/6, 904, and 911 rally cars - although the larger part of the book covers the 356. The book is well written and fast paced, and it is obvious the author is a Porsche fanatic - probably a little too obvious when he attempts to defend the handling of these rear-engined Porsches and, in some cases, he even manages to contradict himself several times over in the space of a single chapter. However, none of this detracts from the book - which is an absolute mine of Porsche rallying lore. The photographs alone make this a worthwhile purchase - who couldn't resist the sight of a Porsche 356 attacking the Stelvio Pass during the Monte? If you want to know more, log onto YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9MIw5XBqtw) and you'll find a video of the author discussing this book.