911 Carrera RSR 2.1 Turbo - 1974

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)

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Yesterday I learned that this particular car took second overall at LeMans in 1974. Beating several prototypes including one of the Matra 670Cs and the Gulf GR7. It finished 6 laps down to the leading Matra 670C, but that’s pretty respectable considering this is a full bodied car.

Illustration for article titled 911 Carrera RSR 2.1 Turbo - 1974 — Photo: Look at that meaty rear tire

The turbocharged 2.1 liter flat-6 made somewhere around 500 horsepower in a car that only weighed 1800 lbs.

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It also featured approximately all the rear wing.

I also love the NACA duct replacing the rear side windows.