This is a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7. Designed by Helmuth Bott, Hermann Burst, Tilman Brodbeck and Rolf Wiener, the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 was a special homologation version of the classic Porsche 911, produced so that they could enter Group 4 competition. Powered by a 911/83 2.7L flat-6, the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 was one of the fastest cars of its day.
Developed by a team of 15 engineers from May to October 1972, the car was first shown off at the Paris Motor Show that year. The 2.7L flat-6 was developed by Hans Mezger and Valentin Schäffer, featured Bosch fuel injection and was capable of 207 BHP with a 152 mph (245 km/h) top speed. The "Carrera" wordmark would also be introduced on this iteration of the 911; named after the Carrera Panamericana races in Mexico, the car's wordmark was styled by Harm Lagaay. Production began in late 1972 and was available in two trim levels: Sport and Touring.
Probably the most notable aspect of the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 however is its spoiler, colloquially known as the "ducktail". The ducktail spoiler took advantage of the Bernoulli principle, using that to increase the car's aerodynamic effectiveness. The race car that was based on the Carrera RS was the Carrera RSR, also highly successful. The Carrera RS's engine would be upsized to 3.0L for 1974, with production ending the same year. 1,580 Carrera RS 2.7s were produced, comfortably exceeding the 500-car threshold required for its homologation; today, it is revered as one of the most collectible Porsches ever made.
Now this casting was designed by Fraser Campbell and introduced in 2023 in the Retro Racers segment of the mainline. This casting has seen five known releases, the last being this one in the Car Culture line.
