Description
The Porsche 904 Carrera GTS is one of the most celebrated race cars in Porsche’s history. Launched late in 1963 for the 1964 season and styled by Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, it was the first Porsche with a fiberglass body, bonded to a steel ladder frame and built with the help of the Heinkel aircraft company. About 106 four-cylinder cars were built to homologate it for FIA GT racing, and it is officially called the Carrera GTS because of a naming dispute with Peugeot over three-digit numbers with a zero in the middle.
Power came from the 2.0 litre, four-cam, air-cooled flat-four “Fuhrmann” engine mounted behind the driver, producing around 180 horsepower and giving the light, low car a top speed of about 160 mph. It was an immediate success. In 1964 a works 904 wearing the number 86, driven by Antonio Pucci and Colin Davis, won the Targa Florio outright, beating much more powerful Ferraris and Cobras. The 904 also took a class win at Le Mans and the 2-liter GT category of the World Championship in 1964 and 1965.
Hot Wheels features the 904 Carrera GTS in its HW Exotics series as a new casting for 2024, numbered 1 of 10. This release is finished in bold Red with black striping on the hood, the number “86” on the hood, rear and sides, Porsche logos and “Carrera GTS” badging on the rear at 1:64 scale, capturing the car’s low nose, sleek roofline and fastback tail.
Why You Should Own It?
- Represents the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, Porsche’s first fiberglass-bodied race car
- Part of the HW Exotics series, a new casting numbered 1 of 10
- Bold Red livery with black hood striping and the number 86 of the Targa Florio winner
- Represents a real 1960s giant-killer that won the 1964 Targa Florio
- Great pickup for Porsche, vintage racing and 1960s sports car collections
- Durable die cast metal build with authentic Hot Wheels detailing
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