CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, winner Targa Florio 1964, Pucci/Davis, #86

A masterpiece of architecture model: CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, winner Targa Florio 1964, Pucci/Davis, #86

When the Porsche 904 debuted at the Solitude Circuit, Germany in November 1963, a plan was also in place to build it for a minimum of 100 vehicles so as to meet the FIA’s regulations for homologation of a racing as well as road-legal vehicle.

Equipment features: Exhaust system: Sebring
Color: Metallic silver

Technical data of the CMC model:

1. Model: Precision model hand-assembled, Die-Cast
2. Manufacturer: CMC GmbH, Classic Model Cars, Germany
3. Scale: 1:18
4. Item-No.: M-230
5. Parts: 922
6. Limited Edition: --.--

CMC model car details:

• Hand-assembled metal precision model made from 922 parts
• Athentic reproduction of the entire vehicle
• The hood can be swung open to the rear with a true-to-original replica or the opening kinematics
• Tank filler neck with opening cap and open oil filler neck
• Doors to be opened with movable sliding windows
• Openable front hood with fuel tank and spare wheel underneath
• True to the original rims
• Highly detailed four-cylinder engine ("Fuhrmann engine") with many add-on units and complete cable routing/wiring
• True to the original design of the vehicle interior
• Racing equipment, seats with real velours cover
• Highly detailled windshield wipers with real rubber wiper blades
• True to the original dashboard with all display instruments and controls
• Exact replica of the elaborate chassis and cover including the front and rear wheel suspension, the oil tank, the dry sump lubrication and the gasoline tank, as well as an impressive tailpipe design of the racing exhaust system

Description of the original vehicle: 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.

Technical data of the original vehicle:

1. Two-seater coupé body made of fiberglass over a steel frame
2. Four-cylinder boxer engine
3. Dry sum lubrication
4. Bore x Stroke: 92.0 x 74.0 mm
5. Displacement: 1,966 cm³
6. Performance: 180 hp at 7,200 rpm
7. Maximum speed: approx. 263 km/h (racing version)
8. Brakes: Disc brakes on all four wheels
9. Wheelbase: 2,400 mm
10. Tires front: 165-15 or 5.00 M-15
11. Tires rear: 165-15 or 5.00 M-15 (5.50 M-15)
12. Track width: 1,316 / 1,312 mm
13. Track width rear: 1,312 mm
14. Vehicle length: 4,090 mm
15. Vehicle width: 1,540 mm
16. Vehicle hight: 1,065 mm
17. Construction time: 1963-65
18. number of units: 116, of which 106 with four-cylinder engines

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