CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Rallye Monte Carlo 1965, Böhringer/ Wütherich, #150 M-231 - 1/18

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CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Rallye Monte Carlo 1965, Böhringer/ Wütherich, #150.

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

This fantastic Porsche 904-006 is a rare factory racing model of the 904 Carrera GTS, which was developed and built for races and rallies in the 1964 season. Nine of the first
Ten Porsche 904s were used in the works racing team, one of which was 904-006, one of four cars entered by Porsche in the Targa Florio for the first time in April 1964 and finished second, driven by Herbert Linge and Gianni Balzarini. In its second outing for Porsche, 904-006 was driven by Herbert Linge and Gerhard Mitter at the 1,000 km Nürburgring and finished 12th overall. This was followed by the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where 904-006 was driven by the duo Gerhard Koch and Heinz Schiller to 10th place overall and 3rd place in class. After finishing fourth overall and second in class at the Tour de France, 904-006 contested the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally with Eugen Böhringer and Rolf Wütherich at the wheel and finished second overall.
It was a real rally to the finish in Monte Carlo, as the start took place from various locations throughout Europe: from Stockholm on 15 January at 16:32, from London on 16 January at 03:26, from Warsaw at GMT 04:38, Athens at 06:21, Lisbon at 07:35, Paris at 11:12, Frankfurt at 12:36 and Monte Carlo at 13:19.
All Porsche drivers had registered for the start in Frankfurt. The route led from Frankfurt via the Nürburgring, through Holland and Belgium to Rennes in the north-west
France and finally down to Monaco. More than 4,000 kilometres were covered.

After six days, the 904 driven by Eugen Böhringer and co-driver Rolf Wütherich took second place. Of the 145 victories achieved by the 904 GTS in total, this second place stands out.
It was the car that stood out as the greatest and most significant against faster rivals and snowstorms. Porsche sold the car to Gasner & Co. in Munich in 1966. The next owner was Cadillac dealer Leonard Renick. Then the 904 GTS, now without an engine, passed through the hands of two more owners until it was bought by Gerard Layer. Layer sourced a matching 587/3 engine and gearbox and had the car restored before selling it to Michael Shoen, author of The Ferrari-Cobra Wars, in January 1997. A year later, Shoen sold 904-006 to Scottsdale-based collector and jeweller Scott Gauthier. In the hands of collector Gauthier, the 904 was to become the cornerstone of a very significant collection of sports racing cars.

hen 904-006 entered Stanley Gold's collection in 2000, the museum piece became a genuine racing car once again. Gold had the car restored by his friend and
Master Technician Brant Parsons of Shamrock Racing prepared this Porsche for track use and over the course of its 14 years of ownership, this Porsche participated in no less than 27 vintage racing events, including three Tour Auto entries, six trips to Le Mans Classic and four appearances in the Monterey Historics. Porsche's legendary role in motorsport history has grown over the years, and the 904 is definitely a milestone in the ancestral gallery. With only 108 examples of the 904 Carrera GTS built and only nine ever used by the factory for competition purposes, 904-006 is at or near the top of the most coveted racing Porsches.
Item number: M-231