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“‘Exhaustive’ doesn’t even begin to describe Ryan Snodgrass or his opus on the Porsche 930 3.0 Turbo. … This level of detail is emblematic of Snodgrass’ work. … It’s an instant classic in the category of single-model history and detail.”
Mark Wiggington, Sports Car Market
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“…when Snodgrass set out to relate the planning, engineering, styling, and development history of the Type 930, he used his own work [Carrera 2.7] as his benchmark. Then he reset it a great deal higher with his latest book Turbo 3.0. This work – throughout – tends to humble the word ‘encyclopedic’ as Snodgrass explores every element of turbocharging and the turbocharged Porsche 911 in detailed photos, diagrams, and documents.”
Randy Leffingwell, RS Magazine
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“With Turbo 3.0, Ryan Snodgrass has reset the bar for any future Porsche book. The text is smart, lively and easy to read, supporting an incredible amount of information.”
Mark Wiggington, Sports Car Market
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“It is as if it’s 1975 all over again, with a twist Snodgrass’s mammoth book has taken something familiar and made it an original, much as Porsche did when it transformed the 911 into the 930. As a reference book, the roots are permanent. As a time machine it’s a bargain.”
Kerry Morse, 000 Magazine
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"Carrera 2.7 is one of those Porsche books you just cannot put down. It is a perfect example of how to write a modern super detailed and beautifully designed text on a specific car.” “excels in terms of research, writing style, design and the huge amount of contemporary and studio photography” “a fantastic work and an essential for any serious Porsche book collector"
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"Before reading Carrera 2.7, I had always considered the model to be a tiny aspect of the Porsche 911 story, a stop gap model that bridged the gap between the iconic 2.7RS and the start of the EFI 3.0 and 3.2 litre cars. While that may be one way to consider the model, Ryan Snodgrass’ comprehensive book shows just how pivotal the ‘Euro Carrera’ 2.7 model was, both in the influence over subsequent models and the effect on the 930."
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“Although primarily focused on the MFI-equipped Carrera 2.7, this book will also prove valuable to enthusiasts of any of the Porsche 911 and 930 Turbo models produced during the mid-1970s.”
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“Detailed part photos turn this book into an ultimate restoration guide as well as encyclopedic buyer’s reference”
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“If there were valet parking for books, [the Turbo 3.0 book] is one of those confections that would be left right out front, for all to salivate about.”
Sabu Advani, speedreaders.info
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“[Turbo 3.0], the second book by Parabolica Press, can excite without exception and starts where the story of the Carrera 2.7 ended. Thus, the title is a logical successor and raises the quality of implementation to a barely conceivable level. …a more comprehensive representation of a model is hardly possible. … A complete Porsche library cannot be without any of these books, in which the important milestones of the still early Porsche 911 era are documented in detail.”
Autobuch.guru
Latest News
Porsche Klassik – Turbo 3.0 Preview
November 07, 2018
Porsche Klassik magazine printed a short preview of the Turbo 3.0 book in its latest November 8, 2018 issue #14 (see rough English translation), with notice that the more in-depth review will appear in the following issue.
Turbo, Turbo über alles
Ryan Snodgrass hat vor zwei Jahren die [Carrera 2.7 MFI] Bibel geschrieben und nun überrascht der Software-Ingenieur mit einem opulenten Band über den 911 Turbo 3.0, der auf 536 Seiten wirklich alles Ober den ersten Elfer mit Turboaufladung und dessen Rennvariante 934 erzählt. In der auf 300 Exemplare limitierten Luxus-Variante für 595 Dollar ist das 5.8 Kilogramm schwere Werk mit seinen 536 Seiten Umfang das Referenzwerk schlechthin — die auf 2.500 Exemplare beschrankte Normal-Ausgabe kostet 395 Dollar. Wir werden in der nächsten Ausgabe von PORSCHE KLASSIK diesem außergewöhnlichen Buch und seinem Autoren eine größere Geschichte widmen.
Rough English translation:
Turbo, Turbo over everything
Ryan Snodgrass wrote the [Carrera 2.7 MFI] bible two years ago and now the software engineer is surprised with an opulent volume about the 911 Turbo 3.0, which on 536 pages really tells everything about the first 911 with turbocharging and its racing variant 934. In the limited to 300 copies luxury version for 595 dollars, the 5.8 kilogram heavy work with its 536 pages per volume is the reference work par excellence - the limited to 2,500 copies normal edition costs 395 dollars. In the next issue of PORSCHE KLASSIK we will dedicate a larger story to this extraordinary book and its author.
2018 RAC Specialty Motoring Book of the Year Results
November 04, 2018
While the Turbo 3.0 book did not win, it was an exceptional honor to just have been shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Automobile Club's nominees for Specialty Motoring Book of the Year.Congratulations to the winning author Karl Ludvigsen and publisher Evro Publishing Ltd for producing an excellent book and taking home the prestigious RAC award with "Reid Railton: Man of Speed. The RAC event was a fantastic assembly of automotive industry leaders, publishers and authors; with spirited discussions on the future of book printing, contrasted with the expansive history of the automobile.
Producing a work such as the Turbo 3.0 could never happen alone. Thank you to the countless number of supporters, but especially Richard Baron for the art direction and layout of the Turbo 3.0; illustrator Guy Allen for the cover art; Christoph Mäder for setting Parabolica Press's design direction with our first Carrera 2.7 book; Guy Morrison, Claus Scheucher, Michael Furman, Randy Wells, and numerous other photographers for splendid imagery; artist Makoto Ouchi for the highly technical bespoke cutaway of the 1975 Turbo; Jonathan A. Stein and Mary Snodgrass for critical editing of both books; the exceptional support and encouragement from Dieter Landenberger, Jens Torner, Tobias Mauler and the rest of the Porsche Museum Archives; proofreaders Richard D. J. Hill, Nathan Merz, Chris Powell, among others; Stephanie and Gary from iocolor prepress/printing; and all the enthusiasts and fans on forums worldwide who participated in discourse affirming—as well as busting—myths of the 930 Turbo.
With the release of the Turbo 3.0 book, I believe the "proof is in the pudding" and we have achieved our goal of dramatically raising the bar for automotive—and all—historical books moving forward.
https://turbo30.com/
Turbo 3.0 Shortlisted for RAC's Specialist Book of the Year 2018
October 15, 2018
The Turbo 3.0 book has been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Automobile Club's "Specialist Book Of The Year" 2018, one of the most prestigious awards in the automotive publishing industry. The winner will be announced at the annual awards event, hosted October 31st by respected broadcaster and journalist Simon Taylor at the Club’s historic Pall Mall clubhouse.
“We never fail to be amazed at the quality and variety of titles that our experienced judges propose for the Awards, and this year is no exception,” said Peter Read, the Club’s Motoring Committee Chairman.
The judging panel consists of of six experts who are totally independent of the Royal Automobile Club and represent the UK’s most informed motoring literary critics. The judges include Gordon Cruickshank (Motor Sport magazine), Mark Dixon (editor of Octane magazine), Ben Horton (independent motoring bookseller Hortons Books), Mick Walsh (editor of Classic & Sports Car), Christian Whitehead (motoring department of London bookstore Foyles) and Tom Wiltshire (book reviewer for Auto Express).
Zwischengas — Carrera 2.7 Book Review
September 06, 2018
Noch ein Buch über den Carrera RS 2.7? Nein, dieses Mal geht es um den Nachfolger, der als sogenanntes G-Modell zwar die gesamte Technologie erbte, sich aber mit seinen Faltenbalg-Stossstangen optisch deutlich vom wertvoll gewordenen Vorgänger unterscheidet.
Ryan Snodgrass verdient sein Geld als Software-Ingenieur, seine Liebe zu Porsche entstand unabhängig davon. Und es muss echte Liebe sein, wenn man sich derartig tief in das Thema hineinkniete. Snodgrass nutzte ein “Sabbatical”, um aus dem vielen Material, das er zum Porsche Carrera 2.7 MFI, gebaut zwischen 1974 und 1976, gesammelt hatte, ein Buch zu komponieren, das kaum eine Frage offen lässt.
Das Buch ist so erfolgreich, dass der Autor postwendenden einen Verlag gründete und 2018 das nächste Werk, dieses Mal zum 930 Turbo, nachschob.
Es ist sicherlich kein Zufall, dass Snodgrass bereits im Vorwort des englisch gehaltenen Buches seine Vorbilder bei der Konzeption seines Carrera-2.7-Werks nennt, nämlich Matthias Bartz’ Dino Compendium und das Carrera-RS-Buch von Kontradsheim/Gruber.
 Carrera 2.7 Limited Edition |
 Carrera 2.7 Publisher's Edition |
 Turbo 3.0 Limited Edition |
 Turbo 3.0 Publisher's Edition |
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| Retail Price (before tax) |
$250 USD |
$350 USD
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$395 USD | $595 USD |
| Estimated European Price (including VAT/duty/import) | 260 EUR |
399 EUR
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399 EUR | 599 EUR |
| Numbered Copies | 2,500 | 300 (Signed) | 2,500 | 300 (Signed) |
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Not Yet Available | Not Yet Available |
| Language | English | English | English | English |
| Pages | 406 pages | 406 pages + 16 page Supplement |
536 pages | 536 pages + 20 page Supplement |
| Photos | 684 color photos 146 b/w photos 50 illustrations |
684 color photos 146 b/w photos 50 illustrations |
1,113 color photos 315 b/w photos 60 illustrations |
1,113 color photos 315 b/w photos 60 illustrations |
| Word Count | > 85,000 words | > 85,000 words | > 115,000 words | > 115,000 words |
| Cover Material | Mexico Blue Linen |
India Red Linen |
Lime Green Linen |
Continental Orange Linen |
| Case | Art Slipcase | Art Slipcase | Art Slipcase | Art Clamshell Box |
| Special Features | None | 16-page Supplement | None | 20-page Supplement + special archival folder containing historical Turbo material |
| Supplement | None | Behind the Scenes (Part 1) | None | Behind the Scenes (Part 2) |
| Index | None | Yes | None | None |
| Printing | 4C + spot color + flood varnish | 4C + spot color + flood varnish | 4C (wide-gamut ink) + three spot varnishes | 4C (wide-gamut ink) + three spot varnishes |
| Paper | acid-free, archival semi-coated matte paper (150 gsm) |
acid-free, archival semi-coated matte paper (150 gsm) |
acid-free, archival matte silk paper (170 gsm) |
acid-free, archival matte silk paper (170 gsm) |
| Size | 10.6 × 12.28 inches 27.0 × 31.2 cm |
10.6 × 12.28 inches 27.0 × 31.2 cm |
10 ¾ × 12 ¾ inches 27.3 × 32.4 cm |
11 ¼ × 13 ¼ inches 28.6 × 33.7 cm |
| Weight | 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg) | 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg) | 11.5 lbs (5.2 kg) | 13.5 lbs (6.1 kg) |
| ISBN | 978-0-9962682-8-8 | 978-0-9962682-0-2 | 978-0-9962682-4-0 | 978-0-9962682-6-4 |
| Availability | October 2015 | October 2015 |
March 2018 August 2018 |
March 2018 August 2018 |
| Ordering | Buy Now | SOLD OUT | ORDER | ORDER |
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