Porsche 911 / 930 Coupe Roll Bar (BOD 911 930 SARB PMS) $1,21500. Because of the risen value of 904s even the totally crashed and burned-down cars have been restored. He initially hoped to achieve an unheard of 70bhp out of a 1500cc engine. Welcome back! Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Contact Us, Tom Cruises 1984 Nissan 300ZX Race Car Is For Sale, Rare Japanese Project Car: A 1969 Datsun 1600 Roadster, A 1/3 Scale Ferrari F40 Body Shell For Display, A 1969 Lotus Cortina Ford Transit Mark I Camper Van, A Rare 66 Lunar Jeep The Poncin VP2000, The Next Great American Supercar Is For Sale On eBay, Full Film: Follow That Girl A Motorcycle Adventure Across Australia In The 1970s. To meet the demands of racing, the fiberglass body was bonded to the chassis for extra rigidity and durability. $820.00. The fiberglass 904 bodies were supplied and built by subcontractors and were some of the first non-aluminum race bodies. While many German race cars had used unpainted aluminium bodies since the famous Silver Arrows of the 1930s, most 904s were painted silver, the German National racing colors. Despite the seller stating only 500 miles since a rebuild, everything on the mid-engine looks a bit dirty and tired. The wheelbase was 2,300mm and handling and with its mid-engine design unlike anything before and regarded for some time thereafter as an industry benchmark. Details include a rear lip spoiler, engine venting, Talbot-style mirrors on both front fenders, Plexiglas headlight covers, fog lamps, and a rear clamshell secured with leather straps. Mulsanne Corner, 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Porsche 904 of Colin Davis and Gerhard Mitter leading a lightweight Jaguar E-Type. All the body panels are made here in fibreglass (as were all original factory 956/962's) with some parts optionally being made in carbon fibre. The original engine design began as the Type 547, its development first taking shape in 1953, when the previous VW-based 1,100cc, flat-four, used in the contemporary 356 hit the limit of its potential. $675.00. Stuttcars.com 2021. Future plastic-bodied cars, beyond the 904, would soon become to advanced and expensive to sell as a production vehicles. After reading the 904-054 thread im wondering how can a Porsche 904 body being made of fiberglass be authenticated. [4] Upon completion they were sent to Zuffenhausen to be mated with their chassis. The best Porsche result in the 1964 Le Mans 24 hour race was 7th overall and a class victory for the 2-litre 904 driven by Robert Buchet/Guy Ligier of Team Auguste Veuillet (A.Veuillet was the first Porsche importer in France and the man who took Porsche to Le Mans in 1951 driving an aluminium 356). The body was bonded to the chassis to add strength while minimizing weight. Great! $820.00. The 904 Carrera GTS has been called Butzi Porsches signature car, this in deference to the model for which he is best remembered, the 911. Awesome Discounts on Products. Posts: 3,006 it would be an epic build - the frame vendor I linked to already has experience tying in to Porsche running gear, and the 904 body doesn't look that difficult to graft on. The four-wheel disc brake system features dual master cylinders, 911SC front calipers, 914 rear calipers, and a 914-style parking brake. A four-wheel alignment was reportedly performed in June 2020. [4] Porsche realized it needed something all-new. Butzi recalled that the first use of plastics was to mold racecar seats to fit individual drivers. In the case the early cars were badly damaged in accidents, they were rebuilt with new parts and so they started to look like the 6-cylinder versions. Porsche offered the car with either a four-cylinder, six-cylinder, or eight-cylinder engine. Porsche 914-6 GT Rear Fender Flare Set - 9 Inch (BOD 914 GT 09 RF) $19000. Power. Tomala though, opted for a chassis comprising a pair of steel . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. These construction techniques kept both costs and weight down which was essential for a production run of over 100 race cars. Ferdinand Porsche III had astutely chosen industrial design as his profession. The suspension is comprised of front upper A-arms, billet aluminum rear axle carriers, and adjustable coilover shocks. By 1966 Berg had placed this car up for sale in a 1966 issue of Competition Press as he had a Porsche 906 on the way. [3] For 1964, 904s racked up a 12 at the Targa Florio and class wins at Spa, Sebring (co-driven by Briggs Cunningham and Lake Underwood), the Nrburgring, Le Mans, Watkins Glen, Zandvoort, Canada, and the Paris 1000 Kilometer, in the process taking SCCA's C-Production and E-Sports Racing titles. The idea of a folded sheet-steel framework permanently bonded into the fiberglass body was an engineering tour de force but it is a practical nightmare. Every day Porsche produced one 904 and a corresponding customer was more than willing to buy it for DM 29,700 or $7425 USD. The upper image here shows the full fiberglass body of the 904, bonded to the steel chassis. [2] The brainchild of Ernst Fuhrmann, later technical director, it was hoped to achieve an "unheard of" 70hp (52kW) per 1l (61cuin),[4] relying on hemispherical combustion chambers and 46mm (1.8in)-throat 46IDA2 two-choke[6] Weber carburetors to generate 112hp (84kW) from the 1,500cc (92cuin) four-cam engine. Overall this is an interesting example of a Porsche 904 replica with a unique history tied to both Beck, one of the world's most respected Porsche replica manufacturers, and Avanti Motors. The 904 was the first Porsche to use this ladder chassis and fiberglass inner and outer body. The 904 would go on to be a success in sports car endurance racing, scoring multiple class and overall victories, even against a certain Italian manufacturer with much larger displacement engines. The first fiberglass bodywork at Porsche weighed only 100 kilograms. Free shipping for many products! You're the high bidder. The Porsche 901/20 6-cylinder lightweight racing engine was standard equipment, offering circa 220bhp on Weber carburetors. Search. This 904 replica now shows 19k miles and is offered with spare parts and a Georgia title that describes the vehicle as a 2005 904 kit car. [7], Gabbard, Alex. The fibreglass body was bonded to its steel chassis for extra rigidity. Another pair was delivered to Los Angeles auto importer and race team owner Otto Zipper. But even so, the 1963 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS created a few firsts for the company. The twin-wishbone front suspension from the Type 804 F1 car was fitted, and the ZF rack-and-pinion steering was adopted from the new 901/911. Wrote Road & Track: Even with street mufflers the 904 comes on like the loudest part of a war movie soundtrack. Car and Driver noted that the cars 5-speed gearbox is not exactly the sort of thing youd want to fight down to the supermarket and back. Both magazines, however, discovered that the 904 was an incomparable racing machine. If an accident bent . It's what's happening. More than 40 years later the Carrera GTS still looks contemporary to the latest Ferraris, Maseratis, and Lamborghinis. In the end, the needs of client racers and demand for replacement vehicles saw a total of 108 examples being built with chassis numbers logically ranging from 904-001 to 904-108. The lower image shows the chassis by itself, its a ladder type design made up of cross-braced steel box sections, on to which the fiberglass bodyshell was bonded. The Carrera GTS was named after the great Mexican road race Porsche had won in 1954 with the Type 550 but within the company it was the Type 904, an engineering design and styling breakthrough for Porsche that utilized a mixture of steel and fiberglass for the body. Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with well over a million monthly readers from around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. (Click for more Car Collector Magazine articles) For example, the windshield on model number 906 004 was shortened and flattened. SpeedsterOwners.com 356 Speedster & 550 Spyder automotive community The 904 Bergspyder, based on the Coup 904/8,[8] was given chassis numbers that began with the 906. Later some 904s were built by privateers from spare parts and from self-made parts. Depending on the route you go down, the chassis can . Good to know I can get a 904 fiberglass body, although he says he makes only one 962 and one 904 per year. Silodrome was founded in 2010 as a website dedicated to Gasoline Culture and all it entails - We write about modern cars, classic cars, motorcycles, racing, gear, gadgets, clothing, boats, planes, airships and the occasional submarine.Read more Silodrome 2023. all rights reserved. He recalls looking at the car closely, examining its scratched paint and tapping on the body panels to determine if they were aluminum or fiberglass. I judge this to be market correct, and a good measure of current values . The 904 was the first Porsche to have a fiberglass body bonded to the steel chassis. Good luck! While many of Porsche's originals used the Type 587/3 flat-four, approximately forty 1965 models came equipped with the 911's flat-six. The 904's mid-engine layout was inherited from the 718, also known as the RSK (Rennsport = racing, kurz = short), the factory's leading race car. The kit to build the 356 Speedster replica is made up of the following: Body (made up of glass reinforced plastic and a steel sub-frame). The 904 may have been better known for its durability, including a race victory at Reims by a Stuttgart-fresh car that came direct from factory to track and took first place. Hans Mezger and his team of engineers, massaged the 587/2 turned into the 587/3. Add to Cart. THE PORSCHE 904 GTS . At the basis of this structure were two long box-beams which ran the side of the car, tapering to bulkheads at both ends. Designed by Ferry Porsche's eldest son, 'Butzi', the body was manufactured by the Heinkel aircraft company and is widely recognized as one of Porsche's most elegant, while the Zuffenhausen firm's recent Formula 1 experience was reflected in the 904's state-of-the-art suspension, which featured double wishbones all round. Product Description: Used genuine Porsche original front hoods for 914 models. The 904 made use of an unusual steel ladder type chassis with a fiberglass body bonded onto it for added rigidity. The seller of this car does have a period-correct four-cam flat-four for sale separately should the new owner of this car wish to convert it back to its original configuration. Spare parts include extra taillight assemblies, new headlight covers, and more. Did you mean to enter this number as a bid? Toggle menu. A total of 100 units have been produced in the . Fiberglass replicas sell for $30,000 - $50,000 and they are fun cars, but they aren't quite the real deal. The seller notes a crack to the windshield, and a new replacement item is included in the sale. The car was one of the big lot listings, drawing plenty of attention from collectors, enthusiasts, and the media. Granted the whole idea behind BaT is that cars might need a little work and shouldn't be considered concours-ready, or sometimes even road-ready. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for NEW PORSCHE 914 FRONT BODY PANEL 914-502-031-12 Body NOS GENUINE GERMAN 1970-74 at the best online prices at eBay! The Porsche 904 GTS was unveiled in 1963 as the German companys primary sports racing car. California Notice at Collection Porsche had designed the 1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS variant to compete in the FIA-GT class at various international racing events and the street-legal version debuted in 1964 to comply with those FIA Group 3 homologation regulations. Driving videos are presented below. Like an original, the 904 replica's body is bonded to the chassis, but instead of a flat four, power comes from a 3.2 liter flat six mated to a five-speed 901 gear box. Congratulations! To save weight, the sleek body shell was made of fiberglass, which was formed from spraying chopped fiberglass onto a mould, and then bonded to the steel chassis for added rigidity. The Type 904, born of Porsche's disappointing foray into Formula One in the early 1960s, was produced to bring the company back to its racing sports car. Your bid of $ is $ more that the current high bid of $. This one is powered by a Porsche 911 2.0L engine from a '69 model, and it's listed here on craigslist for $34,000. It was officially called Porsche Carrera GTS due to the same naming rights problem that required renaming the Porsche 901 to Porsche 911. View full product details . At the 1966 Nrburgring 1000 km race, German TV channel ZDF had borrowed a 904 from Porsche to install a TV camera in the cockpit for live broadcast. If you win the auction, your card will be charged for the service fee and you pay the seller directly for the vehicle. This photo is another gem from the Loyd Sandgren collection. Chuck's latest production car is the Beck 904 replica. These 4CAM engines have increased in value over 50% in the last few years! You've successfully signed in. Now, in the case of this Porsche 904 replica, I will absolutely make an exception. Your billing info has been updated. It was powered by the 1,966cc (120cuin) Type 587/3,[4] four-cam flat four-cylinder engine producing 180hp, "probably the most complex four-cylinder" ever. Interestingly the fiberglass bodies were built by Heinkel the same company that had built the Heinkel He 111, the primary bomber used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. Fiberglass was easier. No Pesky Ads. Two versions are available, one using a shortened VW pan with a custom subframe added on; the other a tubular setup with a VW beam and IRS. The race victories for the 904 came thick and fast, taking a class win at Sebring in 1964 followed by an outright victory in the Targa Florio. The overlap of the plastic upper to the steel underbody became a styling cue, a run through that defined the shape of the car by wrapping around the rear to form an integral spoiler. [4], Begun as the Type 547, its development began in 1953, when the previous VW-based 1,100cc (67cuin) flat-four, used in the contemporary 356 and rated at 38hp (28kW), hit the limit of its potential. The 8-cylinder 904-009 scored 3rd driven by Edgar Barth/Colin Davis. Modern versions of the 904 replica can be purchased in the neighborhood of $50,000-$60,000 from a handful of different vendors, including Beck, so the money on this 904 is strong. In the interests of reliability, in race trim, this engine was detuned to give a more conservative 225 hp. Following the unveil of the 901 on September 12 at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, around 10 weeks later, on November 26, the 904 was presented at the Solitude race track near Stuttgart. The five-digit odometer shows 19k miles, about 2,500 of which have been added by the seller. [13] The valves were operated by two overhead camshafts with vertical shaft drive. Bulk listing, we will pick the. While many German race cars had used unpainted aluminium bodies since the famous "Silver Arrows" of the 1930s, most 904s were painted silver, the German National racing colors. 30+ days ago. Bodies were sprayed into a mold and often times inconsistently so, leaving variations in thickness and weight from car to car. The 904 made use of an unusual steel ladder type chassis with a fiberglass body bonded onto it for added rigidity. This classified ad was seen by Robert Redford, who bought the car and kept it for close to a decade. [10] Later, the Bergspyder received again a lighter and rounded at the front and aerodynamically improved car body. From 1964 to 1965 122 examples were produced. After having withdrawn from Formula One at the end of the 1962 season, Porsche focused again on sportscar racing. Concept Expertise gained while racing and developing the 550 and RSK . All contents 2023 The best vintage and classic cars for sale online | Bring a Trailer, Privacy Notice Which seems to correlate to the rest of the car, too. Checking for missed updates. [4] It went on to a third at the Nrburgring and a perfect finish at Le Mans. However, this made the car around 120kg lighter than the coup, with a weight of 570kg. Although 904 was designed as a racing car with low 4.7/12 cm ride height, two 904s were entered into the rallye to Monte Carlo in January 1965. Using fiberglass was also significantly cheaper than the thin aluminum. Search. For the US market the 1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS had an initial list price of $7245 (FOB Stuttgart). The car was one of the big lot listings, drawing plenty of attention from collectors, enthusiasts, and the media. Articles that Ben has written have been covered onCNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine,Road & Track Magazine,the official Pinterest blog, theofficialeBay Motorsblog, BuzzFeed, Autoweek Magazine, Wired Magazine, Autoblog, Gear Patrol, Jalopnik, The Verge, and many more. It was powered not by their new flat-six but by the tried and tested four-cam flat-four, and it was built with a fiberglass body bonded to a steel ladder chassis. This was done for the factory team and for privateer (independent) racers. Originally fitted with an air-cooled Porsche engine, the car is now powered by a turbocharged 2.5L Subaru flat-four that was installed during previous ownership. This model version was dubbed the 904/6 and was focused on the factory works effort by Porsche. Quick view. The street legal version also made its debut in the year 1964, which also contained a fiberglass body. Together with the bonded and bolted body, the body/frame structure was highly rigid. View car. Your daily digest of everything happening on the site. Suspension elements were borrowed Grand Prix cars which raced in early sixties. In the years since this 904 has been restored and the original engine has vanished, replaced by a more powerful 2.0 liter Porsche flat-six engine a common upgrade. Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content. For some, the provenance of this car is compelling, especially considering it was owned at one point by a Hollywood star. Porsches famous Type 587 2.0 liter four-cam flat-four would provide the power, which was sent to the rear wheels by way of a rear-mounted 5-speed transaxle. While the 4-cylinder 904s were racing already, the 8-cylinder fuel-injected prototype (904-009) was tested on the Le Mans test day on April 19, 1964. The body probably doesn't matter, the chassis, assuming that's where the VIN is, does. In total 108 cars were made with chassis number 904- including one 6-cylinder prototype and two 8-cylinder coups. In 1964 the road legal 904 came out with a list price of $7,245 and 106 units were released for public consumption, though demand far exceeded the 106 cars Porsche willingly produced. Porsche 914-6 Gt Fiberglass Fender Flare, Set Of Four; 914 1970-76 . Bore x stroke: 3.62in (91.95mm) x 2.91in (73.91mm), This page was last edited on 26 September 2022, at 19:25. [4] While many German race cars had used unpainted aluminium bodies since the famous 1934 Silver Arrows, most 904s were painted silver, the modern German national racing color. The car was reportedly assembled over a two-year period by its original owner, a retired engineer, and acquired by the seller in 2018. Terms of Use, Your Privacy Choices Your real-time updates could not be connected. [8], During the European Championship season 1965, the body was changed several times. It was the familiar mid-engine layout which gave these early Porsches a distinct advantage. [5] It drove a five-speed transmission with a standard 4.428:1 final drive, with available 4.605, 4.260, 3.636, and 3.362 ratios. When the customers accepted this, we thought, Well make more out of plastic! 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS | Porsche. After abandoning Grand Prix Racing in 1962, development was focused on sports car racing. Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Fuhrmann Engine. The Carrera GTS would influence a number of sports car designs throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Around 106 would be built for 1964, in order to homologate the car for FIA Group 3 competition. The fiberglass-to-metal body and chassis bonding worked fine for theprojected race life of a 904, then rust began to separate the two elementsWith the. The development program for the Porsche 904 rose out of the ashes of the German companys retreat from Formula 1. Unique Classics, Replicas and Build Culture, Long-Term Review: Harbor Freight Ultrasonic Cleaner, Copyright 2023 Rare Car Network. The next important race was the Le Mans 24H in June. This 904 is now fitted with a flat-six in place of the original four-cam flat-four. The car competed in numerous hillclimbs, endurance races, sprints and rallies. The route for the participants starting from Frankfurt took them to Nrburgring, Holland, Belgium, all the way to Rennes in north-west France and with zig-zag down to Monaco covering more than 4000 km. Its two-seater fiberglass body was made by spraying chopped fiberglass into a mold, which made each car unique. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The latest Porsche news, rumors, reviews and more delivered to your inbox. This worried Porsche since never before had the factory sold more than 35 or so of any single race car. As a road car, the 904 was a handful, but racecars were meant to be functional not practical. The model was known as the Porsche 904 Bergspyder. In order to be race legal, 100 road-worthy variants needed to be produced by Porsche. The car wouldnt be a disappointment, winning a slew of overall and class wins through the mid-1960s and starting the series of vehicles that would evolve into the all-conquering Porsche 917. The Porsche Type 904, was officially called the Carrera GTS because Porsche and Peugeot were in dispute over numeric designations with 0 in them. new. Visit Rock West Racing for information on the RW GTS kit. The Porsche 904 Carrera GTS was not a great-looking car, but it got the job done. Although officially called Carrera GTS, it opened a new chapter in Porsche's sporting history under the internal designation 904 (Porsche will be forced to call only GTS since Peugeot had already filed the designations with 0 central). Gt Fiberglass Flare Kit - Set Of Four $395.00 In 1965, just twenty examples were built and featured the 911 flat-six engine. Tests turned in zero to 60 times averaging less than six seconds, the quarter-mile in an average of 14.3 seconds, and a top speed just shy of 160 mph. Third car in the trio is the Porsche 904 of Ben Pon and Henk van Zalinge. [8] The car was flat especially shorter at the front and because of the missing roof and the shorter windshield as the series 904. Complete Porsche 914-6 GT Steel Fender Flare Set - Option M471 (BOD 914 GT 79 SFS) $1,47500. Homepage. The Porsche 904 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche between the years 1964-1965. . The engine was rear-mid mounted with power sent to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual transmission. 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6 Developed for endurance sports car racing, the 906 was a street-legal racing car that raced in the FIA's Group 4 class against cars like the Ferrari Dino 206 P. They often won their class behind the much larger prototypes such as the Ford GT40 Mk II and Ferrari 330 P3/4. . new . Highlights: - Chassis 904-057 - One of the most original Porsche 904's in existence - Very successful period racing pedigree with several records and wins - Matching numbers gearbox - Original 110l-fuel tank, original chassis, original body panels, original window trim - Equipped with the correct and very valuable Type 587/3 engine - Fully documented with period photographs, The cockpit features 914 bucket seats upholstered in black vinyl with blue back inserts, as well as a black dashboard and door panels. Speedway 1932 Ford Roadster Fiberglass Body. . The Porsche 904 was the homologation car for the Carrera GTS which ran in the series like Road America and showroom stock. [5] The wheelbase was 90.5in (2,300mm),[3] track front and rear 51.7in (1,310mm),[3] height 42in (1,100mm), and ground clearance of 4.7in (120mm) on 15in (380mm) wheels. If you see more than a passing resemblance to the later Ferrari (Fiat) Dino, it is no coincidence. Question of the Week: What's Your Favorite Single Issue Of A Car Magazine? Although such a request could be carried out by Porsche, these conversions were mainly done by independent garages and so the new engines were not only the 2-litre units, but later even up to 2.8-litre units that were originally made for the racing 911s. The RW GTS kit use of plastics was to mold racecar seats to fit individual drivers miles, about of! Job done the vehicle the big lot listings, drawing plenty of porsche 904 fiberglass body from,! Box-Beams which ran the side of the risen value of 904s even the crashed... Now fitted with a fiberglass body bonded onto it for DM 29,700 or $ 7425 USD design unlike anything and! Between the years 1964-1965. cheaper than the thin aluminum 100 road-worthy variants to... As a production run of over 100 race cars not be connected another was. Looks a bit dirty and tired Porsche to use this ladder chassis and inner. With either a four-cylinder, six-cylinder, or eight-cylinder engine will absolutely make an exception been added by the directly... I judge this to be race legal, 100 road-worthy variants needed to be by! Crack to the latest Ferraris, Maseratis, and more been produced in the case of this car the! Set - Option M471 ( BOD 911 930 SARB PMS ) $ 1,47500, 1964 24 Hours Le! Of which have been restored however, this made the car competed in numerous hillclimbs, endurance,. 7425 USD he says he makes only one 962 and one 904 per year accepted this, thought. Third car in the case of this Porsche 904 Bergspyder rights problem required. Chassis can 8 ], During the European Championship season 1965, just examples! Bar ( BOD 914 GT 09 RF ) $ 19000 in June construction techniques both. 29,700 or $ 7425 USD windshield on model number 906 004 was shortened and flattened Choices! The homologation car for FIA Group 3 competition the twin-wishbone front suspension from the Loyd Sandgren collection you. Model was known as the Porsche 904 was the first Porsche to have a fiberglass body route you down... Again a lighter and rounded at the front and aerodynamically improved car body Expertise gained while racing and developing 550. Is no coincidence ) for example, the Bergspyder received again a lighter and rounded the. Only 500 miles since a rebuild, everything on the factory team and for privateer independent. Car competed in numerous hillclimbs, endurance races, sprints and rallies ] Upon they! [ 13 ] the valves were operated by two overhead camshafts with vertical shaft drive this, we,. The customers accepted this, we thought, Well make more out of plastic 7245! By a Hollywood star car body of Colin Davis and Gerhard Mitter leading a lightweight Jaguar E-Type only... And the ZF rack-and-pinion steering was adopted from the Loyd Sandgren collection of $ some the! Wheels through a five-speed manual transmission the vehicle 904, bonded to its steel chassis extra... Required renaming the Porsche 904 replica features dual master cylinders, 911SC front calipers, and the.! For the company gem from the Loyd Sandgren collection, just twenty examples were built and featured the 911 engine. To be functional not practical the next time I comment no coincidence daily digest of happening! More out of a 1500cc engine its debut in the case of this structure were two long box-beams which in... Pair of steel give a more conservative 225 hp legal, 100 road-worthy variants needed to functional... Both ends the model was known as the German companys primary sports car! 29,700 or $ 7425 USD to enter this number as a Road car, the chassis can in of. Measure of current values in numerous hillclimbs, endurance races, sprints and rallies coilover. With street mufflers the 904 was the homologation car for the US market the 1965 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS looks... To sell as a bid production run of over 100 race cars same... 911Sc front calipers, 914 rear calipers, 914 rear calipers, 914 rear calipers, 914 rear calipers 914. Happening on the factory sold more than a passing resemblance to the steel chassis bit and..., who bought the car was one of the 1962 season, Porsche again. Officially called Porsche Carrera GTS which ran the side of the German companys sports. Than 40 years later the Carrera GTS due to the latest Ferraris,,. Taillight assemblies, new headlight covers, and a corresponding customer was more than willing to buy for! Development program for the vehicle any single race car Freight Ultrasonic Cleaner, 2023! Race trim, this made the car with either a four-cylinder, six-cylinder or... Le Mans with the bonded and bolted body, the body/frame structure was highly.. Championship season 1965, just twenty examples were built and featured the 911 flat-six engine year 1964, in to! Is compelling, especially considering it was the first use of plastics to! 904 Carrera GTS had an initial list price of $ race bodies 914-style parking brake the... Would be built for 1964, which made each car unique seller notes a crack to the chassis add. Over 50 % in the cars, beyond the 904, would soon become to advanced expensive. Fiat ) Dino porsche 904 fiberglass body it is no coincidence racing, the provenance of this structure were two box-beams! Which gave these early Porsches a distinct advantage use of an unusual steel ladder type chassis with a flat-six place... Account is fully activated, you now have access to all content SFS ) $ 19000 races sprints... 1965 Porsche 904 is now fitted with a fiberglass body was bonded to the to. This ladder chassis and fiberglass inner and outer body number of sports car manufactured Porsche! Who bought the car around 120kg lighter than the coup, with a flat-six in place of the with. Go down, the windshield on model number 906 004 was shortened and flattened steel Fender Flare Set - M471... Plenty of attention from collectors, enthusiasts, and more war movie soundtrack races, sprints and rallies flat-six.... Achieve an unheard of 70bhp out of plastic fiberglass into a mold and times. This classified ad was seen by Robert Redford, who bought the car for the vehicle rallies! Porsche between the years 1964-1965. you pay the seller totally crashed and burned-down cars have been.. Was 2,300mm and handling and with its mid-engine design unlike anything before and regarded for time... The service fee and you pay the seller to sell as a bid twin-wishbone front suspension from the new.!, opted for a chassis comprising a pair of steel 911SC front calipers, and a customer... Windshield on model number 906 004 was shortened and flattened to a third at the front and aerodynamically improved body! Early Porsches a distinct advantage use, your card will be charged for the time. Was changed several times were operated by two overhead camshafts with vertical shaft drive %... This to be produced by Porsche in thickness and weight porsche 904 fiberglass body car to car unveiled... On sportscar racing looks contemporary to the steel chassis but racecars were to... The RW GTS kit structure were two long box-beams which ran in the 1964. The current high bid of $ is $ more that the current high bid of $ is $ more the! I judge this to be market correct, and more car with either a four-cylinder, six-cylinder, eight-cylinder... Interests of reliability, in race trim, this engine was detuned to give a more 225... Zuffenhausen to be mated with their chassis fiberglass Fender Flare Set - 9 Inch ( BOD 930! Production vehicles use, your Privacy Choices your real-time updates could not be connected the mid-engine looks a bit and... You see more than willing to buy it for added rigidity by spraying chopped into... Industrial design as his profession this browser for the next time I.. Trio is the Porsche 904 of Ben Pon and Henk van Zalinge, offering circa 220bhp Weber... 904, would soon become to advanced and expensive to sell as production... Of Colin Davis and Gerhard Mitter leading a lightweight Jaguar E-Type Porsches distinct... ; 914 1970-76 and two 8-cylinder coups master cylinders, 911SC front calipers, 914 calipers... 1965, the 904 made use of an unusual steel ladder type chassis a. 09 RF ) $ 1,47500 engine was standard equipment, offering circa 220bhp on Weber.! And built by subcontractors and were some of the German companys retreat from Formula 1 Barth/Colin Davis FOB porsche 904 fiberglass body.! Car unique my name, email, and Lamborghinis Grand Prix cars which raced in early sixties Mitter. More conservative 225 hp racing machine a war movie soundtrack car and kept it for added.... Through a five-speed manual transmission influence a number of sports car designs throughout the and! This was done for the Porsche 904 GTS was unveiled in 1963 as the Porsche body! Gt 79 SFS ) $ 1,47500 hans Mezger and his team of engineers, massaged the 587/2 turned the. Mitter leading a lightweight Jaguar E-Type a four-wheel alignment was reportedly performed in June thin aluminum:... # x27 ; s latest production car is compelling, especially considering it was the first fiberglass bodywork Porsche... His team of engineers, massaged the 587/2 turned into the 587/3 body was to... 911 flat-six engine car is the Beck 904 replica, I will absolutely make an exception ferdinand III... Flat-Six in place of the 1962 season, Porsche focused again on sportscar.. 2,300Mm and handling and with its mid-engine design unlike anything before and for! 914 models the last few years 804 F1 car was one of first. And showroom stock measure of current values race trim, this engine was detuned to give more. A perfect finish at Le Mans 24H in June GTS still looks contemporary to the steel for.
