One of the coolest cars I have detailed: Can you name this Porsche?

Todd@RUPES

Todd@RUPES

Just a regular guy
Completed this Porsche last Thursday, crazy 40 hour detail. Anyways 5 bonus point to the person who can name the model.



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That looks mid to late 70's. The chin spoiler and the whale tail don't look factory, but I doubt you would be posting about some modified car, so that must be a factory special edition. They stopped calling the 911 the Carrera for many years around the time the 930 Turbo came out in the early 80's...that's all I got.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
That looks mid to late 70's. The chin spoiler and the whale tail don't look factory, but I doubt you would be posting about some modified car, so that must be a factory special edition. They stopped calling the 911 the Carrera for many years around the time the 930 Turbo came out in the early 80's...that's all I got.
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It is a factory whale tail and spoiler and it has a factory rollbar
 
It's a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS.



The value on these cars is all over the map because the cars were never officially imported over to the US until 1974. I do know of one Carrera RS Touring that went for $200k and another for sale for $250k.





By the way, it's a duck tail, not a whale tail. Whale tails were introduced on the 930's. Also, the front bumper is correct for a Carrera RS. It's designed to accomodate the oil cooler.
 
The RSR 3.0

1973 RSR 3.0



In 1974 an even wilder 911 was built: the carrera RSR 3.0. This car was built for homologation as a 2.7 'evolution'. Only 109 were produced. The RSR 3.0 had 20 bhp more power, but weighed 180 kg more than the 2.7 because the thin-gauge body steel of the first RS's had run out, so that normal steel had to be used. The heavier 'whale-tail', a bulkier front spoiler with large rectangular air intake, and even wider wheels than the 2.7 ( 9 inch rear, 8 inch front ) also added extra weight. This extra weigth explains why the RSR 3.0 wasn't much quicker then the RS 2.7, but because of the wider tires it did have better roadholding than the 2.7.

Of all 109 RSR 3.0's 60 were finished as roadgoing RS models.

1973 911 S, 911 RS and 911 Carrera
 
PorscheGuy997 said:
By the way, it's a duck tail, not a whale tail. Whale tails were introduced on the 930's. Also, the front bumper is correct for a Carrera RS. It's designed to accomodate the oil cooler.
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Thanks for the corrections. Is there airflow for the oil cooler? Those little grilles next to the fog(?) lights?
 
PorscheGuy997 said:
It's a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS.



The value on these cars is all over the map because the cars were never officially imported over to the US until 1974. I do know of one Carrera RS Touring that went for $200k and another for sale for $250k.





By the way, it's a duck tail, not a whale tail. Whale tails were introduced on the 930's. Also, the front bumper is correct for a Carrera RS. It's designed to accomodate the oil cooler.
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Correct, but is it a touring or lightweight?
 
You know, I've seen the area for the oil cooler cut out and the area left alone. I believe the area was left alone from the factory because of the front license plate.



Yes, the factory made fog lights for the grill area next to the turn signals. The factory yellow glass is hard to find undamaged, though. Also, the factory had hood mounted fog lights.



Here's mine with the S bumper, duck tail and fog lights:

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TH0001 said:
Correct, but is it a touring or lightweight?
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Can't really tell. But, I'll guess and say Touring.



The lightweight had fiberglass bumpers and a lighter interior. Plus, the lightweights are very rare.
 
PorscheGuy997 said:
Can't really tell. But, I'll guess and say Touring.



The lightweight had fiberglass bumpers and a lighter interior. Plus, the lightweights are very rare.
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It also had a fiberglass engine cover :D



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PorscheGuy997 said:
All duck tails were fiberglass. The factory ones have a metal frame (like that one), while the reproductions are entirely fiberglass.
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Guess I was told wrong. Anyways it is a lightweight with the wrong seats :(. The owner just paid 15k for the original (to the car) lightweight seats
 
ok todd.... getting real sick of the sickness your bring to this site.



how about doing something that doesn't make me feel so bad. a 89 civic maybe?
 
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