As we all know, Porsche designers rarely change body styles, preferring to stick to the same “good old” look for decades. However, there was one model, perhaps easily overlooked, sandwiched between canonical 911 and variations on 550 Spyder – the drop-dead gorgeous Porsche 904 Carrera GTS:

(image via) Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (1963-1964) The 904 model debuted in 1963 as an answer to the new great cars from Alfa-Romeo and Abarth in GT class. Since then it has become one of the most collectible Porsche models, a fascinating page in the marque’s history. Note the uncluttered back-end styling and the compact aerodynamic look, taking advantage of its short-base chassis:


(images credit: Wouter Melissen)