1964 Porsche 904 GTS
- Engine
- 2.0L air-cooled flat-four (Type 587/3), two Weber 46IDM twin-choke carburettors, ~180 bhp
- Colour
- Silver Metallic

Porsche 904 GTS chassis 904-026, one of the pioneering mid-engined competition coupés introduced in early 1964, was delivered new to a Kaiserslautern dealer and entered a distinguished career in European hillclimb racing. Under Fritz Leinenweber and then Michel Weber, the car accumulated numerous class victories and course records across Germany, France, Austria, and Belgium, with Weber achieving a tied first place in the 1965 German GT Hill Climb Championship. The car later passed to Venezuelan ownership, where it competed into the early 1970s, before returning to Europe with its correct Type 587/3 four-cylinder engine.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €1,428,000 (≈ $1.57M)
- 1964-02-19 → 1964-04-01Factory deliveryRittersbacher Porsche dealership, Kaiserslauternfull documentation
Car delivered new in Silver Metallic with blue interior, equipped with safety belts and a sports exhaust, clearly prepared for competition use.
- 1964-04-01 → 1965Private saleFritz Leinenweberfull documentation
Pirmasens-based competitor with motorsport experience since 1956; ran the car in numerous hillclimbs through the 1964 season and into early 1965 before selling after the Bergrennen Kautenbach.
- 1965 → 1966Private saleMichel Weberfull documentation
Textile dealer and capable sports car driver who targeted the German Hill Climb Championship; modified rear arches to accommodate wider rear wheels. Traded the car for an ex-works 904/6 after the 1000 KM of Monza.
- 1966 →Private saleArmando Caprilespartial documentation
Venezuelan owner who acquired the car through Porsche in 1966; raced alongside Alfredo Atencio at Venezuelan events during 1966 and into 1967. Source is Pantis' reference book on the 904/906/910.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownFlavio Espinopartial documentation
Caracas-based owner believed to have acquired the car after Capriles; raced it at Road Atlanta in October 1972, at which point it carried a six-cylinder engine.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownHarem Cruzpartial documentation
Caracas-based vendor who advertised the car in a 1973 Road & Track issue at $8,500; at that time it had been refitted with a new factory four-cam Type 587/3 engine.
Competition
- 1964Bergrennen HappergDriver: Fritz Leinenweber1st in class
- 1964Course de Côte d'UrcyDriver: Fritz Leinenweber1st in class
French hillclimb event.
- 1964Course de Côte MerveilleuseDriver: Fritz Leinenweber5th overall
Held the weekend after Bergrennen Luxemburg in September 1964.
- 1964-08-19Hunstrück Bergrennen RevivalDriver: Fritz Leinenweber1st in GT class, best overall time, new hill record
First competitive outing for the car; Leinenweber dominated the entire field, not just his class.
- 1964-09-13Bergrennen LuxemburgDriver: Fritz Leinenweber1st in class
Fourth consecutive class victory for Leinenweber with the car.
- 1964-11-01Bergrennen ViadenDriver: Fritz Leinenweber1st in GT class
Held in Belgium in early November 1964.
- 1964-11-01Bergrennen TaubensuhlDriver: Fritz Leinenweber1st overall, new course record
Final round of the 1964 season for the car, held later in November.
- 1965Bergrennen KautenbachDriver: Fritz Leinenweber2nd in class, 4th overall
Opening event of 1965 for the car; Leinenweber sold the car to Weber shortly after.
- 1965German Hill Climb ChampionshipBergpreis Bad NeuenahrDriver: Michel Weber1st in class
Weber's first outing with the car; set a strong early-season benchmark.
- 1965German Hill Climb ChampionshipBergpreis TaunusDriver: Michel Weber3rd in class
Weber finished behind both Rolf Stommelen and Udo Schütz on this occasion.
- 1965German Hill Climb ChampionshipBergrennen EberbachDriver: Michel Weber1st in class
- 1965German Hill Climb ChampionshipSudelfeld-BergrennenDriver: Michel Weber1st in class
- 1965German Hill Climb ChampionshipSpessart-BergrennenDriver: Michel Weber1st in class
- 1965German Hill Climb ChampionshipOlympia-Bergrennen Axamar LizumDriver: Michel Weber1st overall, 1st in class
Austrian event held approximately two weeks after Rossfeld; wider rear wheels and arches believed to have been fitted beforehand.
- 1965Bergrennen RatisbonaDriver: Michel WeberTied 1st in class with Sepp Greger
Weber and Greger posted identical times, sharing top honours.
- 1965Hunsrück-Bergrennen RevivalDriver: Michel Weber1st overall, new track record
- 1965-06-13German Hill Climb ChampionshipAlpen-Bergpreis RossfeldDriver: Michel Weber5th overall, 2nd in class
Described as the season's most prestigious event.
- 1965-08-01European Hill Climb ChampionshipBergpreis Freiburg-SchauinslandDriver: Michel Weber1st in GT class
Weber beat Sepp Greger and Günter Klass, who were in a works 904; points counted toward the European Hill Climb Championship.
- 1965-11-01German Hill Climb ChampionshipBergpreis RhönDriver: Michel Weber1st overall
Held in wet and foggy conditions that disadvantaged factory Ferrari and Porsche prototypes; all top three finishers drove 904s. Weber tied for first in the German GT Hill Climb Championship but was placed behind Spiess due to displacement rules.
- 1966-04-251000 KM of MonzaDriver: Michel WeberDNF — engine failure
Co-driven by Jochen Neerpasch; the 904 led its class by nearly three seconds over an Alfa Romeo TZ2 before retiring with mechanical trouble. This was the car's final event under Weber's ownership.
- 1972-10-01Road Atlanta
Believed to have been entered by Flavio Espino; car was fitted with a six-cylinder engine at this stage.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1965Modification
Weber fitted wider rear wheels and tyres prior to the Axamar Lizum hillclimb, which required slight flaring of the rear wheel arches to accommodate the wider track.
Modification carried out by Weber himself according to the prose.
- 1966Modification
A six-cylinder engine was installed, believed to have been done following the engine failure experienced at the 1966 Monza race, and the car was in this configuration when raced at Road Atlanta in October 1972.
Exact date and installer unknown; inferred from the sequence of events described.
- 1973Engine rebuild
A replacement factory four-cam Type 587/3 engine (number 99 099) was fitted, restoring the correct four-cylinder configuration, as noted when the car was advertised for sale in Road & Track.
Engine number 99 099 recorded at the time of the 1973 advertisement.
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