FROM MY REVIEWS IN THE 356 REGISTRY:

PORSCHE CATALOGS: Malcolm Toogood, according to the blurb on the back dust cover "has been a writer for over 20 years working in the British aerospace industry...He is an avid motor sports enthusiast and has written numerous articles."  From this we can assume that Mr. Toogood does not own a Porsche and his next book will most likely not be about Porsches.  The book is edited in England and printed in Singapore.  Perhaps all this explains why the colors bleed a bit into one another and the 1600 C engine on the cover is printed upside down.  It is right side up in the book, however. (Why can't I ever find a cutaway of an SC engine?).  The book resembles the delectable Schiffer PORSCHE 356 and PORSCHE 911 series in that it traces Porsche history through advertising catalogs.  Amazingly enough, while there are more than 12 of 122 pages devoted to pre A Porsches, the only page showing a 356A Porsche is a Camera ad.  Still better than a third of the book is devoted to the 356.  The captions are written with the usual capriciousness -- and the captions make up almost all the editorial text.  Still the book is inexpensive and there are ads that are not available anywhere else in color.  I am especially taken with the 901 brochure.  It’s fascinating to see how many 356 bits and pieces are present in the prototype. Go ahead and buy it.

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