Vehicle Description
Driven by Brian Redman. An amazing Recreation of the Porsche 804 F1
Open Wheel Race Car, which only 4 true one's were built by Porsche.
This reproduction Porsche 804 Tribute Open Wheel was built by the
Wilson Collection in Jupiter Florida. This is a faithful
representation of the Porsche landmark entry in Formula 1 racing.
The Wilson Collection opted to call the updated, full race version
a 1963, as it maintains that if Porsche had continued in Formula 1,
it would have transitioned from a Flat-8 to a Flat-6 engine. This
car features a Flat-6 built by the 901 Shop in Stuart, Florida, and
is backed by a Hewland 5-speed transmission. It has disc brakes all
around, and the suspension was engineered to use Porsche 911
torsion bars, just like the original 804. Handling prowess comes in
the form of Penske shocks to dampen the suspension. . What else can
we say but, Formula 1 Racecar! . - Built by the Wilson Collection
of Jupiter, Florida - An authentic recreation of a Porsche 804 Race
Car of which only 4 were built - Flat 6-cylinder engine built by
the 901 Shop in Stuart, Florida - Hewland 5-speed manual gearbox -
4-wheel disc brakes - Suspension engineered to use Porsche 911
torsion bars - Penske shocks - Hand-hammered aluminum body - Period
bias-ply tires - Final assembly and sorting completed at the Palm
Beach international Raceway . Race on Sunday, sell on Monday is the
age-old adage for major manufacturers to justify their motorsport
activities to the company bean counters. The Porsche approach has
always been a little different - Sell on Friday, race on Sunday. .
Quick recap of the history of Original Open Wheel car built in 1962
by Porsche: The 804 was designed by Ferdinand Alexander "Butzi"
Porsche, also known as F.A. Porsche. He is the son of Ferdinand
Anton Ernst "Ferry" Porsche, and grandson of the company's
eponymous founder Ferdinand Porsche. F.A. Porsche was assigned the
project by the company's long-time chief body engineer Erwin
Komenda. The design was done for Wilhelm Hild, an engineer with the
racing department, and Hubert Mimler, another engineer who worked
on a variety of projects at the company and who was assigned to the
racing department at the time. The two engineers worked with FA
Porsche on the car. Acting as Racing director at Porsche was Fritz
Huschke von Hanstein. A total of four cars were built. The fourth
chassis was never raced. The 804 gave Porsche its only F1 wins as a
constructor, at the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts on July
8, and at the (non-WC) Castle Solitude in Stuttgart, both with
Gurney as driver. . A full description of the origins with
maintenance records will be available upon request. For immediate
assistance Call or Text Cyrus Klaesi at 702.286.3248. Attention! We
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