• Formerly part of the Marcel Petitjean Collection • On static display for 27 years • Known ownership history • Not used since 1993 • Will be serviced prior to sale • Eligible for many Historic racing events worldwide "The final sports racing expression of the Porsche four-cylinder line came in 1964 with the arrival of the 904 GTS coupé.

It not only took the first two places in that year's Targa Florio event but was also second in the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally and scored a host of class wins, in addition to numerous other competition successes." – Jonathan Wood, Porsche: The Legend .

Having axed its expensive Formula 1 programme at the end of 1962, a commitment that placed a heavy burden on the German manufacturer's limited technical resources, Porsche turned once more to sports car racing as a means of improving and marketing its road car range.

The Type 356-based Abarth-Carreras had flown the Porsche flag in international GT racing during the early 1960s, but an entirely new design w...