CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS winner Targa Florio 1964,Pucci/ Davis, #86 M-230 - 1/18

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CMC Porsche 904 Carrera GTS winner Targa Florio 1964,Pucci/ Davis, #86. High-quality collector's model in 1:18 scale.

Series production of the 904 began in January 1964. The first 904s were produced for the Porsche works racing team and were intended for participation in races such as the Targa Florio on the
26.4.1964. The most notable victory came at the 1964 Targa Florio, where Antonio Pucci/Colin Davis took overall victory in car 904-005, followed by Gianni Balzarini/Herbert Linge in 2nd place in car 904-006, beating all the more powerful Ferrari GTOs and Shelby Cobra roadsters driven by world-class drivers such as Phil Hill, Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant. This was a great victory for the Porsche team in 1964.
Subsequently, 904-005 finished 5th overall at the 500 km of Spa on 17 May with Edgar Barth at the wheel. After a retirement during the 1,000 km Nürburgring on 31 May, 904-005 received an upgrade package for the 1965 racing season, including the larger „elephant ears“, the rear air intakes.
In 1965, 904-005 achieved the following results: 5th place in the 12 Hours of Sebring on 27 March, 5th place in the Targa Florio on 9 May, 4th place in the Mont Ventoux hill climb
on 6 June, 2nd place at the Rossfeld hill climb on 12 June, 4th place at the Sesana-Sestrières hill climb on 25 July, 6th place at the hill climb in Fribourg on 8 August and 4th place at the
Hill climb in Ollon-Villars on 29 August. The car won many class victories and drove in all the races of the manufacturers' championship from 1964 to 1966.
In 1966, Porsche teamed up with Joe Buzzetta and Gerhard Mitter in Daytona. The duo took 7th place and 1st place in the 2.0-litre prototype class with this car.
After Porsche sold the car to the USA in early 1966, it changed hands several times until Joe Buzzetta bought it in 1996, 30 years after he had driven it at Daytona.
had. From time to time, he competes in classic car races with a Porsche from his collection, occasionally also with a 904-005.
Item number: M-230