1964 904 Carrera GTS

The Porsche 904 Carrera GTS debuted in late 1963 for the 1964 racing season, marking Porsche’s return to sports car racing after leaving Formula 1 and Formula 2. Built to compete in the FIA-GT class, the 904 had to be offered as a road car to meet Group 3 homologation requirements, leading Porsche to create a limited series of street-legal examples. Although 200 were originally planned, just 108 cars were ultimately completed, balancing homologation needs and customer demand. Officially named the Carrera GTS due to Porsche’s naming dispute with Peugeot over “0” model numbers, the 904 combined lightweight construction, striking design, and competition focus to become one of the most iconic racing Porsches of the era.

This 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS was originally delivered through Brumos Porsche and immediately put to work on track, contesting SCCA events as well as the 1964 Bahamas Speed Week, where it achieved a pair of third-place finishes. It continued its racing career with a fifth-in-class finish at the 1965 2000km Daytona before appearing at both the 1965 12 Hours of Sebring and the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona. In the late 1980s, the car was refurbished by marque expert Kevin Jeanette, who repainted it in its factory Signal Red. Showing just 35k kilometers (~22k miles), it is powered by a replacement 2.0L four-cam flat-four with twin-plug ignition and Weber carburetors, while its original Type 587/3 four-cam engine, currently configured as a coffee table, accompanies the sale.

While most vintage Porsche race cars have struggled over the last few years, 904s have held strong. Both examples offered this year found new homes, including our Spotlight car, which sold for a final bid of $2,375,000. A solid sale considering the car that sold earlier this year sold for $2,205,000 inclusive of buyer’s fees. Great to see.

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