WSC60 Porsche 904/8
WSC60 Porsche 904/8
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3d Model Conversion by: Mac Ten, enhanced by DrDoomslab.
Today the 904 or Carrera GTS remains as one of the finest and most successful Porsches ever constructed. It kickstarted a program of racing cars, that would eventually result in the all conquering 917. It also holds a unique spot in the manufacturer's history as the last dual-purpose sportscar Porsche ever built.
The radical 904 was the first Porsche to use a ladder-type frame – spaceframe construction was too expensive for what was, in essence, a production car – and glassfibre body, with the manufacturing turned over to Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in Speyer. It was novel in that the rather unevenly sprayed glassfibre body was bonded directly to the steel chassis to add stiffness, the upshot being that it was more rigid than the previous spaceframe cars. Also, the 904 was commendably light at 675kg, its 2mm-thick (give or take) glassfibre shell weighing only 85kg. The shark nose helped give a drag coefficient of 0.34, low for the time, and a top speed of 160mph, after reaching 60mph in 5.5 seconds from rest.
Three prototypes were constructed and tested heavily in the fall of 1963. After various modifications were carried through, the car was first shown to public late in November. Internally it was known as the '904', but it was marketed to the public as the 'Carrera GTS'. Today it's commonly referred to as the 904. Within two weeks all but 21 of the 90 examples available for the public were spoken for. Production started soon after in a completely new factory, constructed to produce the new 901/911 model. By April of 1964 enough examples were constructed to homologate the 904 as a GT.
Although it took until April for the cars to be homologated, the cars were already entered in various races. At Sebring the Lake Underwood and Briggs Cunningham driven 904 finished 9th overall and 1st in the prototype class. Throughout 1964 Porsche continued to develop the 904 and provided their customers with various new parts to keep the cars on the pace. Two of the works cars were fitted with a two litre version of the Formula 1 racers eight cylinder engine and later in the year the six cylinder engine finally made its introduction. These versions were not built in sufficient quantities to be homologated, so they raced in the prototype class only. Larger ducts for cooling the bigger rear brakes is an exterior feature of the 904/6. It was eventually replaced in 1966 by the 906 prototype racer.
Today the 904 or Carrera GTS remains as one of the finest and most successful Porsches ever constructed. It kickstarted a program of racing cars, that would eventually result in the all conquering 917. It also holds a unique spot in the manufacturer's history as the last dual-purpose sportscar Porsche ever built.
The radical 904 was the first Porsche to use a ladder-type frame – spaceframe construction was too expensive for what was, in essence, a production car – and glassfibre body, with the manufacturing turned over to Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in Speyer. It was novel in that the rather unevenly sprayed glassfibre body was bonded directly to the steel chassis to add stiffness, the upshot being that it was more rigid than the previous spaceframe cars. Also, the 904 was commendably light at 675kg, its 2mm-thick (give or take) glassfibre shell weighing only 85kg. The shark nose helped give a drag coefficient of 0.34, low for the time, and a top speed of 160mph, after reaching 60mph in 5.5 seconds from rest.
Three prototypes were constructed and tested heavily in the fall of 1963. After various modifications were carried through, the car was first shown to public late in November. Internally it was known as the '904', but it was marketed to the public as the 'Carrera GTS'. Today it's commonly referred to as the 904. Within two weeks all but 21 of the 90 examples available for the public were spoken for. Production started soon after in a completely new factory, constructed to produce the new 901/911 model. By April of 1964 enough examples were constructed to homologate the 904 as a GT.
Although it took until April for the cars to be homologated, the cars were already entered in various races. At Sebring the Lake Underwood and Briggs Cunningham driven 904 finished 9th overall and 1st in the prototype class. Throughout 1964 Porsche continued to develop the 904 and provided their customers with various new parts to keep the cars on the pace. Two of the works cars were fitted with a two litre version of the Formula 1 racers eight cylinder engine and later in the year the six cylinder engine finally made its introduction. These versions were not built in sufficient quantities to be homologated, so they raced in the prototype class only. Larger ducts for cooling the bigger rear brakes is an exterior feature of the 904/6. It was eventually replaced in 1966 by the 906 prototype racer.
Best Lap Times
Track | Livery | Driver | Best Lap | |
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60's Suzuka suzuka_f3ct | BuffHead | 02:21.586 | ||
60s Hockenheim GP hockegp_f3ct / hockegp | BuffHead | 02:06.319 | ||
60s Norisring norisring_f3ct / noris50s | BuffHead | 01:42.905 | ||
Deutschlandring THR deutschlandring_thr | nzo | 04:12.083 | ||
Fuji Speedway 1968 GP fuji68 / gp | BuffHead | 01:59.073 | ||
Goodwood Vintage goodwood_circuit_vintage / vintage | BuffHead | 01:23.531 | ||
LAC - Normal la_canyons / normal | Lukashencrow | 16:53.337 | ||
Le Mans 1967 - 54 pits rj_lemans_1967 / 54 | Aritzer Cuesta | 03:55.171 | ||
Le Mans 1967 - Le Mans Start 54 pits - aligned pitboxes rj_lemans_1967 / lm54_thr | P2 fake-MartiniRacing 299 | 03:51.364 | ||
Oulton Park - International - no chicane - historic 1954-1972 rt_oulton_park / internationalnochic | BuffHead | 01:42.244 | ||
Road Atlanta 2022 jr_road_atlanta_2022 / full | Racer_11c | 01:35.417 | ||
Spa-Francorchamps 1934 & 1966 - 66 rj_spa_34_66 / 66 | Felix789 | 03:44.59 | ||
Suzuka International Circuit GP rt_suzuka / suzukagp | Antonio Trydee | 02:23.072 | ||
Zolder 1967 zolder67 | Octavio67 | 01:43.731 |
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Specifications
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Author
Mac Ten & Team WSC Legends
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Year
1965
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Country
Germany
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Brand
WSC Legends
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Classification
Classic (1961-1967)
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BHP
258
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Torque
205 Nm
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Weight
690
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Top Speed
175 mph (282 km/h)
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Acceleration
5.5 s 0-100
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P/W Ratio
2.67
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Version
3.1
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