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1964 Porsche 904/6 Carrera GTS Works Prototype

A reference point for classic Ferraris

It’s been five years since the Bentley Azure was retired, bringing the reign of the roofless ‘Big Bentley’ to a close – and leaving the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé with a market segment to itself.

Based on the relatively traditional Torana GTR XU-1 coupé, the concept was not only given a ground-up redesign using in-vogue features (a pointed nose, steeply raked windscreen and pop-up headlamps), but also technology that the GM-owned brand had not yet used.

Once scorned, now loved

Despite initially being built to satisfy the Group 4 homologation requirement of 500 units, the Carrera RS 2.7  soon proved popular with enthusiasts – Porsche responded to demand by increasing the price and building a further 1,080 cars.