VEHICLE SPOTLIGHT | 1964 PORSCHE 904 GTS

1964 PORSCHE 904 GTS

ENGINE: 2.0-liter flat-4
TOP SPEED: 160 mph
HORSEPOWER: 180 (est.)

The Porsche 904 represents the company’s return to a full focus on sports car racing after their experiment in Grand Prix with the 804. F.A. “Butzi” Porsche was in charge of styling, with engineer Gerhard Schröder designing the chassis. For the first time, fiberglass was used for the body shell that was bonded to a ladder chassis, keeping costs and weight down and creating a stiffer race car. The 904 would be highly successful in FIA racing from its debut in 1963 until 1965 and would herald a new era of Porsche motorsports.

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