"Porsche Racing" HC book- Autographed by 36 famous Porsche drivers; 1960s- today

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

This is the ultimate collectible for Porsche racing fans. While the book itself is unexceptional in that it was published in 1997 and marketed through Osprey publishing, the signatures, both in quality and quantity, make it priceless. This book is autographed by 36 famous Porsche drivers, including the most recent addition to the autographs- Porsche 911 racer and TV / movie actor Patrick Dempsey and his co-driver, Andrew Davis. It's also autographed by the 2 drivers that brought Porsche its 1st LeMans victory- Richard Attwood and Hans Herrmann .This book has been mailed countless times across the USA and throughout Europe in order to acquire these rare signatures. You can spend a decade on Ebay trying to come up with these autographs, but all that work has been done for you by me and I might add at great expense; at least 50% more than my Starting Bid. In addition, Mercedes and Corvette driver John Fitch is deceased, so here's a chance to get his autograph (he also created the Fitch Safety Barrier- those yellow barrels filled with water you see on Interstate Highways). The following drivers have autographed this book , with just about all signatures done with an Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie black pen to ensure a bold signature that does not bleed through the page, nor yellowing with age . This is a huge problem with books signed with the normal Fine Tip Sharpie, but it's not a problem here. Richard Attwood : won 1970 24 hrs of LeMans with co-driver Hans Herrmann- Porsche's most famous win; 2nd in the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix driving a BRM for the Stanley organization. Bob Beasley : Porsche stalwart in the 1960s and 1970s; famous throughout the East Coast; 3 wins; co-drivers Bruce Jennings and Michael Keyser, the famous author of "A French Kiss With Death" about LeMans and winner of the 1976 12 hrs of Sebring race with Al Hobert. Bob Bondurant : winner of the 1965 sports car championship for Shelby in a Cobra Daytona Coupe and drove Formula 1 for Ferrari. Also drove in the Can-Am and after a horrendous accident, began the famous Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Arizona. Alain de Cadenet : Porsche driver in the 1970s and famous host of the vintage sports car series on TV that studied famous cars. Andrew Davis : co-driver this year with Porsche 911 star Patrick Dempsey; finished 3rd in class at Virginia International Raceway in 2014. Patrick Dempsey : raced Porsche 911s this year in the Tudor United Sports Car Championship ( very, very expensive autograph; $75 & up). Famous for his role on the TV show "Gray's Anatomy"; been in movies like "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon" and "Sweet Home Alabama". David Donohue : current sports car driver and son of Mark Donahue; won the 2009 24 hrs of Daytona and is a former Dodge Viper and Panoz LMP-1 front engined driver for Don Panoz's team. Chris Dyson : current sports car star and son of Rob Dyson; winner of the 2011 ALMS LMP-1 championship and 2003 ALMS LMP675 champ. Rob Dyson : key figure in American sports car racing over the last 20 years; won 1997 24 hrs of Daytona; Porsche 962 driver in 1985. Vic Elford : voted by MotorSport magazine one of the Top-20 Greatest Sports Car Drivers; winner of the 12 hrs of Sebring in 1971 and the Targa Florio. Some excellent runs in Formula 1 as well. George Follmer : 1972 Can-Am sports car champion in Porsche 917/10 for Penske Racing and also won the same year the Trans-Am championship in a Porsche; one of America's most successful racing drivers. Very good Formula 1 driver with Shadow; podium finish in Spanish Grand Prix much to the chagrin of the elitist Grand Prix community. John Fitch (deceased): P-51 pilot in World War II and credited with shooting down an ME-262 jet fighter; drove Mercedes to a Production Class win at the 1955 Mille Miglia; Corvette driver & Corvette Team Manager. Won the GT class in the 1960 24 hrs of LeMans in a Corvette and 8th overall, a record that stood for 40 years before Corvette surpassed it. John was the very first manager of Lime Rock racing cir... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.