Magazine Extras:
This year, we’ll be dedicating a fair number of our pages to the Carrera RS 2.7's fiftieth anniversary, kicking off our celebrations with a look at the origins and evolution of the model, from drawing board to production. You can read the article in this very edition of Classic Porsche. We also take a look at the RS’s direct successor, the lesser spotted Carrera 2.7 ‘MFI’. Produced in smaller numbers than the RS, this 210bhp ducktailed G-series 911 commanded a higher purchase price than its immediate forebear when new, but can be yours for half the price of an RS today. Does this make the Hulk-hued star of our showcase feature a bargain? Of course, we’ve pointed our cameras at many other pristine Porsches for this issue of Classic Porsche, chief among them being our cover car, a 1957 356 A T2 Speedster sporting the most original body we’re ever likely to see. A truly remarkable drop-top surviving almost seventy years without a dink, dent, accident damage or corrosion, this sensational air-cooled Porsche perfectly highlights just how much effort the Stuttgart squad puts into ensuring its products last for the long term.
Issue Summary:
Celebrating fifty years of Carrera RS 2.7, the new issue of Classic Porsche looks at the origins, design and evolution of this legendary automotive icon.
Top 3 Issue Features:
AUTHENTIC SELF - This 1957 356 A T2 Speedster has survived near seven decades without a single dink, dent or any impact damage, resulting in an unrestored body the like we’re unlikely to witness again.
RISE OF THE CARRERA RS - After years of exotic flat-twelve racers, Porsche decided to choose a simpler approach to sports car racing, a move resulting in the legendary Carrera RS 2.7. Karl Ludvigsen examines the origins and evolution of this extraordinary 911.
KEEP ON TOP - Porsche’s first space framed Spyder, the 550A, competed at Le Mans in coupe form to win its class, marking the only time the model raced as a hard-top. One such car has survived an interim American body to be reborn through a sparkling restoration. We chart the amazing history of this historically significant Porsche motorsport machine.
Magazine Extras:
This year, we’ll be dedicating a fair number of our pages to the Carrera RS 2.7's fiftieth anniversary, kicking off our celebrations with a look at the origins and evolution of the model, from drawing board to production. You can read the article in this very editio....
