New Books for Yourself or Your Favorite Porsche Fan

Car lovers tend to love Porsches. It’s not surprising, then, that books on Porsches tend to surface with some regularity. Recently, a trio of beautifully photographed, exquisitely laid-out, well-written Porsche-themed coffee table books were published more-or-less simultaneously. So, we’re telling you about them all at once.

We also managed to reach out to each of the authors about how the books came together, what makes them singularly interesting, and, essentially, why you might want to consider adding them to your library. You may not be able to afford the cars covered within their pages, but you’re likely to be able to afford one or more of these volumes.

Porsche Home

Delius Klasing, 264 pages

This lovely book focuses on Porsche collectors and enthusiasts all over the world, taking readers on detailed investigations of the motivations behind their manias. It also takes readers inside some storied garages for a look behind the velvet curtain. Porsche luminaries such as Patrick Long, Magnus Walker, and Hans Peter-Porsche invited author Edwin Baaske into their private collections.

“The garage is the Valhalla of every car fan,” Baaske said. “That's why you look into a collector’s soul when looking through their garage door.” Baaske was particularly fond of a few of the collections he had the opportunity to see. “I love the garage of Arndt Ellinghorst,” he said. “It was a very private and very sympathetic story.” He was also drawn to that of Ray Jain. “Everything is so different in this collection, and he was so friendly and honest,” he said.

Baaske was disappointed by only one thing in the process. “I had to leave out my own garage, because when I checked it out last time, I realized there is no Porsche in there!” Luckily, he looks forward to a solution. “Now that the book has been published, the immense royalties will surely allow me to buy a plot of land for a large garage with enough space for all future Porsche models,” he joked.

Porsche Unseen

Delius Klasing, 328 pages

A few years back, photographer and filmmaker Stefan Bogner was working on a documentary about the Porsche design department. “I had a lot of conversations with head of design Michael Mauer about the cars, the design process, and the future of the brand,” he said. A longtime Porsche fan, he’s also an owner and has had a number of 911s, from an early T model to a new GTS.