The Porsche 904

GTS was Porsche's first foray into fiberglass construction of a production sports car. The 904 was really a dual purpose car that could be raced on weekends and driven on public roads, as this one was. The body is FPR bonded to square tube frame and is a mid-engine configuration. Depending on who was doing the fiberglass lay-up, the cars weighed approximately 1700 pounds and had a top speed of 163 MPH. The one hundred or so 904s were built with the 2-liter, four-cam, four-cylinder engines putting out 180 HP with the street configuration and 198 (DIN) HP in the racing configuration. Several were built with six-cylinder engines and at least one with an eight-cylinder engine. This car was raced by Amelia Island Board member, George Drolsom, who teamed with the late Peter Gregg to finish third in class in the 1966 Daytona 24 hour race. At the time, the car was owned and entered by Brumos Porsche.

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