HPI 1973 Carrera Body

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HPI 1973 Carrera Body

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How sweet is this!?!
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The Martini scheme is nice! Are these coming out for the cup racer or regular touring car?

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I saw this and started looking but couldn't find anything, I did find Formula Ten coming out this summer.
http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.php?partNo=102852&lang=en&lang=pl

Hpi seems to have a good grip on realism in scale, looks kind of cool.
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Here is the release:

HPI is proud to introduce one of the legends of classic motorsports history: the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR! Incredible attention to detail and scale realism makes the HPI Porsche 911 Carrera RSR body a true replica of the car that defined sports car racing for a generation of fans. The 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR body comes with vinyl window masks, a complete set of pre-cut vinyl decals and headlight buckets for an incredibly realistic look. Add your own choice of paint colour and you're ready to take on the racing grid with this legendary vintage race car.

The Porsche name was built on agility and power: with a small frame, low weight and powerful engine, Porsche cars such as the 356, 550 and 911 were very popular with racers and sports car fans around the world. In 1972, after a rules change in the World Sportscar Championship, Porsche unleashed the ultra-lightweight 911 Carrera RS 2.7 for the road, as well as the RSR racing version in the Group 4 GT class. This model was based on the 911 S which had won the Monte Carlo Rally and was designed to take on cars with engines twice as strong. For the 1973 racing season the engine increased in size to 2.8 litres, and the screaming flat-six 'boxer' engine pushed out 300hp at 8,000 RPM, proving to be the ideal match for the nimble 911 chassis. The potent combination of a lightweight chassis fitted with a powerful engine proved to be unbeatable in the hands of the right drivers, and the production-based Carrera RSR 2.8 won several of the highest-profile races of the mid-1970's ahead of prototype cars from Ferrari, Ford and Maserati, including its race debut at the Daytona 24hrs as well as the Sebring 12hrs and the iconic Targa Florio - sealing its place in motorsport history.

Like all HPI bodies, the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR comes with a clear protective overspray film, window masks and a large decal sheet. Made of flexible vinyl to fit every curve on the body, the decal sheet includes official Porsche, Carrera & Martiini decals, headlights, tail lights, and door handles, plus official HPI Racing logos! The body also has drill locations marked for HPI Cup Racer cars, making it easy to line up the body mount and antenna holes.

Premium vinyl decals include window frames, headlights, grille, tail lights, official logos and more - For a perfect finish with a lot of details
High quality polycarbonate with excellent dimensional stability and impact resistance - For extra strength and longer life
Pre-drilled body post holes
Fits the HPI Cup Racer and other "Mini" size cars

Match the Porsche Carrera RSR body with our replica Porsche 'Fuchs' wheels for real period authenticity!

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA RSR 2.8 BODY (WB210mm.F0/R6mm)
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Wow that's nice.

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very nice. Those wheels would look great on a Tamiya VW beetle. . .

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aconsola wrote:very nice. Those wheels would look great on a Tamiya VW beetle. . .
I was thinking the same thing.
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The only VW " fuchs " should go on is a 914 :wink:

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Look at how realistic the fuchs are compared to the lame wheels Tamiya used on their new tamtech black porsche

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I think the wheels shown are prototype and look to be aluminum (the can sure looks alloy-ish to me), the production plastic versions might be a bit different. I hope they can retain the look.
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Also, I see a mrlexan special custom add on wing soon to be in the works! :P
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:shock: Wow that thing is nice, I'm getting one 8)
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Look so good, it is like a scale model!! :D

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The HPI cup racer is a cool kit that has a few classic sports car bodies. Judging by the wheels on the other kits in the series the should look just as they appear in the pic. The new wheels on the 240zx look like the real thing shrunk down.

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