Porsche 904, the first Carrera

Nov 29, 2018

Carrera commemorates Porsche’s success in the Carrera Pan American Race. Porsche developed its first 4-cam racing "Carrera" engine for the 356 in 1955 known as the Porsche 356 Carrera. The name was synonymous with high performance race cars, but in the late 20th and early 21st century has become a luxury flagship for Porsche and has helped build the brand into one of the most famous automotive names.

The first Porsche to be called a Carrera was the 904. Unable to market the car as the internal name 904 because of naming rights issues with similar Peugeot models, the vehicle was called Carrera GTS and featured lightweight chassis made of fiberglass and welded steel tubing. Most 904’s were painted silver reminiscent of the unpainted aluminum bodies of past German race cars.

The 904 was initially produced using the 2.0 liter Flat-4 4-cam Carrera engine producing 180hp and later fitted with a Flat-6 2.0 liter 210 hp engine later used in the 911S. A few Factory race cars were fitted with 2.0 liter Flat-8 engine producing 240hp. All configurations used a 5-speeed transaxle, 4-wheel independent suspension and 4-wheel disc brakes.

The Porsche Carrera GT (project code 980) was manufactured from 2004-2007. No other Porsche has the stand-alone “Carrera” name.

The Carrera name, however, has been used as a suffix on 356, 911 and 924 models as a level of performance for the Porsche product line. The 904 was introduced in 1963 after design work by Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche’s son. Weighing a mere 1,600 lbs and being capable of 0-60 in 5.5 seconds, it had a top speed of 163mph.

Noted Porsche 904 cars:

Chassis number 904-001 is at the Porsche factory museum

Chassis number 904-002 was sold for a then record setting $15,000 in 1974

Chassis number 904-006 is owned by Jay Leno

Chassis number 904-017 was sold at Gooding for $1,045,000

Chassis number 904-057 was also sold by Gooding for $1,595,000

Chassis number 906-002 Sold at RM for $1,575,000

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