GTP Cool Wall: 1963-1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

[GranTurNismo]

1961-1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS nominated by @All Your Base



Body Style: 2-door coupe
Engine: 2.0L Type 587-3 H4
Power: 153 HP (street version), 178 HP (race version)
Torque: 125 lb-ft (street version), 148 lb-ft (race version)
Weight: 740 kg (street version), 650 kg (race version)
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Drivetrain: mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Additional Information: The Porsche 904 debuted in late 1963 for the 1964 season as a successor to the 718. The GTS variant was designed to compete in the FIA-GT class at various international racing events. A street-legal version debuted in 1964 in order to comply with Group 3 homologation regulations requiring a certain number of road-going variants of the car to be sold. The 904 was powered by the Type-587/3 four-cam flat-4 mated to a 5-speed transmission. The 904 was also the first Porsche to feature a ladder chassis, fiberglass body, and coil springs. Overall, 106 Porsche 904s were produced at a rate of about 4 to 5 a day. By the end of the 904’s racing career, it had entered 1,300 races, achieving more than 300 class wins and 145 outright wins.

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[GranTurNismo]

It's gorgeous, classic, and a Porsche, so sub-zero in an instant. It's clear that the Ferrari Dino's styling was influenced by this.

 

[All Your Base]

Absolute zero.

 

[LivingWithGames]

So there was a street version of this. Well, that sells me. 60's porsche and a sexy one at that. Do the math.

 

[ZGBox]

A classic non-911 Porsche with a racing pedigree like this is always sub zero in my book.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Absolute zero.

This.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Cool was lucky to see one in Detroit last year.

 

[Stotty]

SZ.

I went to the launch of the 997GTS some years ago at OPC Guildford. Amongst the lovely classics they had brought in for the event was a 904/8... a 904 with a 2l 8 cylinder engine from the ‘62 F1 car. One of only a handful ever built, and star of the event for me.

 

[KM964]

SZ. Have seen several of these in person, both static displays and being thrashed on a track. They’re works of art.