Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
Highlights
- Offered from 27 years of single ownership
- Designed by F A Porsche, his last design for his family’s firm
- Highly eligible for historic racing events throughout the world
1964 Porsche 904 GTS – RM Sotheby’s
Born at a similar time to the marque’s ubiquitous 911, the 904’s design was penned by F A Porsche, and for 1963 it featured the latest aerodynamic theories with a pointed bonnet overhang and a Kamm tail at the rear, successfully resulting in a drag coefficient of 0.34. The chassis of the 904 was entirely new for Porsche, with fibreglass panels bonded to the steel chassis to increase torsional stiffness; combined with fibreglass body panels, the 904 weighed only 655 kg. Power was provided by the proven four-cam engine before later versions received six-cylinder twin-cam engines.
The first of a line of mid-engined Porsche sports cars that finished with the 917