1/24 Scale 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Diecast Model Car

• diecast and pre-painted, ready to display
• material: metal & plastic
• scale: 1/24
• size: 17.2*6.9*5.5 cm

The original Porsche 911 (pronounced nine eleven, German: Neunelfer) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. A prototype of the design was shown to the public in autumn 1963. Production began in September 1964 and continued through 1989. It was succeeded by a modified version, internally referred to as Porsche 964 but still sold as Porsche 911, as are current models.

Mechanically, the 911 was notable for being rear engined and air-cooled. From its inception, the 911 was modified both by private teams and the factory itself for racing, rallying and other types of automotive competition. The original 911 series is often cited as the most successful competition car ever, especially when its variations are included, mainly the powerful 911-derived 935 which won 24 Hours of Le Mans and other major sports cars races outright against prototypes.

The Carrera RS models, valued by collectors, are considered by many to be the greatest classic 911s of all time. RS stands for Rennsport in German, meaning "racing sport". The Carrera name was reintroduced from the 356 Carrera which had itself been named after Porsche's victories in the Carrera Panamericana races in Mexico in the 1950s. The RS was built so that Porsche could enter FIA Group 4 GT class in racing that required minimum 500 unit production volume. Compared with a standard 911S, the Carrera 2.7 RS had a larger 2.7 L; 164.0 cu in (2,687 cc) boxer-6 twin-ignition (911/83) engine with a bore x stroke of 90 mm × 70.4 mm (3.54 in × 2.77 in) developing 210 PS (154 kW) at 6,300 rpm and 255 N⋅m (188 lb⋅ft) of torque at 5,100 rpm with Bosch mechanical fuel injection.

Retaining the bore center distance of the 2L engines, this increase in bore size from 80 mm (of the 2L) to 90 mm was made possible in part by the Nickel-Silicone cylinder surface protection (NIKASIL) by Mahle GmbH, which enabled cylinder wall to be thinner, maintaining sufficient space for the cooling air in between cylinders.

911RS came with a revised and stiffened suspension, a "ducktail" rear spoiler, larger brakes, wider rear wheels/tyres and rear wings. In RS Touring form it weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), in Sport Lightweight form it was about 100 kg (220 lb) lighter, the saving coming from the thin-gauge steel used for parts of the bodyshell and also the use of thinner glass. In total, 1,580 were made, comfortably exceeding the 500 that had to be made to qualify for the FIA Group 4 production GT class.

The Carrera RSR 2.8 is the whole reason for the Carrera RS 2.7 existence in the first place, as its production above 500 units qualified it for Group 4 Special GT racing class. These racing cars had wider front and rear arches/wheels/tyres and were built with 2,808 cc (911/72, 92 mm x 70.4 mm, 312 PS (229 kW)) engines. Just 55 out of a total run of 1,580 Carrera RS models produced were given the M491 conversion code that transformed them into the competition-focused models.

--copied from Wikipedia