Race Weathered models at 1:18 scale
Introducing the latest development in our series of race weathered models at 1:18 scale: the Porsche 911 RSR 2.8. The model captures chassis 911.360.0328 as it was raced to victory by Hurley Haywood and Peter Gregg in the 24 Hours of Daytona at the Daytona International Speedway on February 3rd and 4th 1973. Models from the first batch of this special edition are now available to order for dispatch by the end of this month.
Each model will be individually and meticulously hand-painted and detailed by our artisans in our Bristol workshop, to precisely replicate the damage caused by a bird strike that forced a change of windscreen towards the end of the race, as well as the race dirt that adorned the car at the end of the 1973 24 Hours of Daytona. Models will also be accompanied by an archive quality Giclée printed photograph of the car in the pit lane as the replacement windscreen was fitted, with Hurley Haywood still at the wheel, curated by Amalgam from the Motorsport Images collection.
Based on original archive drawings and material specifications supplied by the Porsche Museum.
Limited to just 100 models, each 1:18 scale model measures over 22 centimetres (9 inches) long.
The Porsche RSR stood as the lightest, fastest, most powerful and most agile 911 ever to enter GT racing, and the model immediately proved its worth, winning the first round of the 1973 Work Championship for Makes. It then followed up by capturing wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and Targa Florio. The RSR claimed three international and seven national championships in 1973 alone, including six of nine rounds in the European GT Championship. The Porsche 911 RSR 2.8’s phenomenal record began a true and enduring legend in GT endurance racing.