1960 Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL

1960 Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, Laguna Seca 2015, Porsche Rennsport Reunion 5.

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Porsche, Stuttgart, Germany.  In 1959 Porsche sought help from Abarth to keep its ageing 356 GT cars competitive in GT racing.  Abarth commissioned Bertone to design a very light aluminium body that was also small and aerodynamic. Abarth outsourced the 20 production bodies to be made by Motto.  It retained the original steel chassis and the flat 4 1.6 litre engine which in this version produced 165bhp.  The car had a top speed of 144mph and a 0-60mph time of around 9 seconds.  20 of these special 356B Abarth GTLs were built.  The one above is very original and won the Swedish GT Championship in 1961 and 1962 driven by Carl-Gunnar Hammarlund.  The prototype finished 6th overall and won its class in the 1960 Targa Florio.  At Le Mans the Carrera Abarth again won its class and finish tenth overall.  A beautiful and successful car that continued to win the 1,600cc GT class at many events in 1961 and 1962.

1964 Porsche 904 GTS

Porsche 904 GTS, Tour Auto 2015

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Porsche, Stuttgart, Germany. The Porsche 904 GTS or Carrera GTS was a sports racing car produced in 1964 and 1965 to compete in the GT class at major endurance events.  It had a 2 litre flat 4 Porsche engine. The car featured Porsche's first ever plastic body. The top speed was 160mph and it had a 0-60mph time of around 6 seconds.  In its first season it took overall victory in the Targa Florio and class wins in many other endurance events including Le Mans.  It also won many The Alpine and Tulip rallys and took a class win in the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally