CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Silverstone Int. Grand Touring 1964, Innes Ireland, #26 M-232 - 1/18

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CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Silverstone Int. Grand Touring 1964, Innes Ireland, #26, M-232.

High-quality collector's model in 1:18 scale.

n borneo green, a colour first introduced by Renault, this 904 was delivered new to the Stirling Moss Automobile Racing Team on 19 February 1964. According to André Loubser,
VIP coordinator at Porsche, Stirling Moss ordered the car in November 1963. During engine tests, in which a rated output of 180 hp was to be achieved, one of the engines failed to deliver the required power.
engines significantly upwards. It is said that Loubser successfully asked for this engine to be reserved for the S.M.A.R.T. order. The motor 587/3, #99024 was therefore ordered in the
Car with chassis number 904-025 installed.

The S.M.A.R.T team was founded in 1963 after Stirling Moss had a near-fatal accident at Goodwood and decided to retire from racing. The Porsche 904-025 was the third sports car acquired by the team - after a Lotus Elan and a Cortina GT. 904-025 first raced at Goodwood on 30 March 1964 with John Whitmore at the wheel in the Lavant Cup. The 80-mile race organised by the British Automobile Racing Club started at 17:10. 27 cars were entered and 20 cars actually lined up at the start. Of these 20 cars, 18 crossed the finish line; 17 were classified. With his 904 GTS with starting number 42, Sir John Whitmore finished 6th overall and 3rd overall.
Place in the class. With the starting number #26, 904-025 took part in the „16th Annual International Trophy“ on 2 May 1964 as part of the Silverstone International Grand Touring. The race started at 10.15 a.m. over a distance of 25 laps. From the starting grid of 36 cars, 31 cars were classified. Innes Ireland finished 9th in his Porsche 904 with starting number 26. overall and 1st place in the GT2.5 class.

Shortly afterwards, however, the vehicle was hit by Hugh Dibley during test drives. Although the damage was not very extensive, a replacement chassis was quickly built out of
Germany instead of repairing the damaged chassis. The new chassis 904-088, was given the old frame number 904-025, the damaged and
However, the removed chassis was not scrapped. The new 904-088 alias 904-025-1 now consisted of around 70 % of parts from the former 904-
025 and took part in the „ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring race“ in SMART livery with start number 50. The result on 31 May 1964 was 9th place overall and 4th place in class.

On 6 June 1964, 904-088 with starting number 3 competed in the Player's 200 of the Player's Cup. The car finished 15th overall and 4th in class. The S.M.A.R.T team had entered a 904-088 with Whitmore/Dibley/Casner as driver for the forthcoming 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans, but the car was cancelled at the end of the race.
1967 was irretrievably destroyed according to vactek.tripod.com. The remains of chassis 904-025, including the damaged original frame and bodywork, were sold to Theo Geiger, a Porsche mechanic. All parts were still in their original paintwork. Over the years, he built up an impressive collection of original spare parts and planned to rebuild the car one day. In 2010, however, Geiger sold 904-025 to Freisinger Motorsport. There, the ex-Stirling Moss Porsche 904 was rebuilt and converted and received the 587/3 engine with the number 99073 as part of the restoration. Today, 904-025 is owned by a German fan and has been meticulously rebuilt for historic racing by Mario Linke's team.
Item number: M-232