Porsche 356 B Carrera GS/GT ‘Dreikantschaber’ (1963)

1963 Porsche 356B/2000GS Carrera 2 GT Dreikantschaber – Ultimate Guide

The Porsche 356 B Carrera GS/GT ‘Dreikantschaber’ is one of the lesser-known racers to come from the Stuttgart company’s Racing Department. This may be due to the fact that there were only two of them made, or it might have to do with the fact that this was only intended as an interim model. Unlike the Porsche 550 family of racers which preceded it, or the spread of ‘plastic Porsches’ that graced our race tracks through the ‘60s, the Dreikantschaber was a stand-alone model. But despite this lonely existence, it was nevertheless a successful racer and an important stepping-stone in Porsche’s rise to the top of the international motorsport pyramid.

1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera GS/GT ‘Dreikantschaber’ (chassis #122991) being restored in the Museum Workshop in Stuttgart, February 2010

The race car

The Dreikantschaber’s chassis was based on the 356 B 2000 GS Carrera 2. Designed by F.A. ‘Butzi’ Porsche, the Dreikantschaber was created to fill in a gap that existed in their motor racing line-up. The company realised that the days of aluminium-bodied racers was coming to an end, and the company needed a model that was competitive before the fibre glass-bodied 904 was launched in 1964.