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Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Sales Brochure The Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, introduced in 1964, is an iconic mid-engine sports car that bridged the gap between Porsche’s road cars and its racing prototypes. Designed by Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, the 904 featured a sleek, lightweight fiberglass body over a steel frame—an innovative...
A Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Coupé in 1963 outside the factory in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. The early version had a slatted air intake behind the doors, this being replaced by scoops which were more efficient The Porsche Carrera GTS represented a watershed in the company’s march towards motorsport fulfilment. Gone was the...
PORSCHE 904 CARRERA GTS
The Porsche 904 debuted late in 1963, for the 1964 racing season. Porsche designed the 1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS variant to compete in the FIA-GT class at various international racing events and a street-legal version debuted in 1964 in order to comply with FIA’s Group 3 homologation regulations. When the 904 Carrera GTS debuted, it represented Porsche’s first foray into fiberglass bodywork and the last hurrah for its four-cam, four-cylinder engine.