PORSCHE 904 CARRERA GTS 86 PUCCI/DAVIS TARGA FLORIO 1964 1ER

PORSCHE 904 CARRERA GTS #86 PUCCI/DAVIS TARGA FLORIO 1964 1ER - HISTOIRE : Introduced in late 1963 for the 1964 racing season, the first nine 904s were “works“ cars, and 904-005 was one of them. Designed by “Butzi“, grandson of Ferdinand Prosche, the 904 had a complete all-fibreglass body and was capable of running 4-, 6-, and 8-cylinder engines. As a 4-cylinder car, 904-005 was powered by the legendary Dr. Ernst Fuhrmann’s Type 587/3 engine, producing 180 hp at 7000 rpm. Although known as “the most complex four-cylinder“ to build and assemble, this engine was used in 34 models, including the contemporaneous 356 and 904/Carrera GTS. 904-005 has the most extensive racing history of any Porsche in private ownership today. 904-005 was entered in all of the important races by the Porsche factory from 1964 through1966. Its most notable victory was the 1964 Targa Florio, where it took an astounding first overall, driven by Antonio Pucci and Colin Davis against many much more powerful cars. 904s showed remarkable durability. At the 1964 Nürburgring and Le Mans, all five 904 starters finnished and placed among the top 12 overalls. In the same year, 904s racked up class wins at Le Mans, Spa, Sebring, Watkins Glen, Zandvoort, Canada, and the Paris 1000 Km in addition to SCCA’s C-Production and E-Sports Racing titles. The winning streak continued at rally events, including the Tulip, Munich-Vienna-Budapest, and Geneva, etc. 904-005 ran all of the Manufacturers Championship races in the years 1964 through 1966. It achieved many high overall placing, including class wins at Sebring in 1965, Spa in 1965, and Daytona in 1966, where it won its class and finished seventh overall, driven by Joe Buzzetta and Hebert Mitter. The car was also the European Hillclimb Champion, winning every hillclimb it entered. The 904 was a street-legal race car that owners with hardened nerves could drive to their racecourse of choice or to an antisocial night on the town. It was arguably the last real racing car built by Porsche and a stunning competitor that enabled brave owners to realize their dream of experiencing the undiluted thrills of a racetrack winner.