
Porsche 904 GTS #150 E. Bohringer Rally Monte Carlo 1965 Class Winner Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 180656750
- Year
- 1965
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- WRC Classic
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138081796
About the Porsche 904 GTS #150 E. Bohringer Rally Monte Carlo 1965 Class Winner Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Porsche 904 GTS #150 recreates E. Böhringer's 1965 Monte Carlo Rally class-winning car. The 904's mid-engine racing shape gets accurate livery and metal-body construction, a strong subject for anyone building a 1960s Porsche competition display.
The 904 rarely gets discussed as a rally car, since most collectors know it from Targa Florio and endurance circuits. That's exactly what makes this livery interesting.
A Fiberglass Racer Rendered in Metal
The real 904 Carrera GTS used a fiberglass body bonded to a steel chassis, an unusual construction for its era that kept weight down without sacrificing rigidity. Minichamps' diecast obviously departs from that build method, but the metal body pays off in a different way: the low, flat nose and the tight rear haunches hold their shape with the same crispness the original's fiberglass panels achieved, and the added heft gives the model real shelf presence next to lighter resin competition pieces. Livery work on race-specific models lives or dies on decal placement, and the rally number and period sponsor markings need to sit flush against those curved surfaces. A metal body with well-applied tampo work handles that better than it might first appear, since the paint has a surface to key into rather than fighting a lightweight sealed resin shell.
Rally Pedigree in a Circuit-Bred Chassis
Porsche built the 904 primarily for GT-class circuit racing, but its light weight and rigid construction also made it a credible rally weapon, and Eugen Böhringer's Monte Carlo class win with car #150 in 1965 is the kind of crossover story that gives a 904 replica extra depth. Böhringer was already an established rally name by the mid-sixties, and putting him behind a car normally associated with Targa Florio and Le Mans-adjacent events adds a layer most 904 models never get. For a collector building a 1960s Porsche shelf, this piece works as the rally counterpoint to a more common circuit-liveried 904, a way to show the same chassis doing a different job.














