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Is the 1974 Carrera 2.7 MFI a particularly rare and desirable car, in the scheme of things? I'm reading about them in the same sentence as the 1973 RS - a short-lived impact-bumper version - but I wasn't aware of them being so rare and desirable. Are they in that £200k+ bracket of unobtainable supercars, or more akin to the 1974 SC?

Very sought after - not comparable to an SC

Good ones that are original or restored can fetch a lot of money

The 2.7 MFI engine of the 73 RS was continued in the Carrera models for 74, 75 and 76. They were available in coupe and targa format apart, I think, for the 113 or so 76 MY cars which were all coupes and only originally sold in Germany and known as ‘sondermodell’. The impact bumper gurus will tell you that the three year 2.7MFI cars were about the same weight as the 73RS and so performance and experience was on a par with their predecessor. They have gained in value over the years but, as always, condition and history are paramount to get a good example. One of Ddk’s contributors has a beautiful silver example and as usual rhd are rarer than lhd.

Regards
Mike

I’m sure Tom won’t mind me sharing one of his beautiful pictures,




Regards
Mike

Stunning car

You could probably get one for <£200k. Tired / not matching numbers / targa / wrong colour etc.

I had a 74 Targa for a couple of years and loved it, but that was 2010ish when they were in the £40-60k range. Now they’re not I’d sooner have a 2.4 S for the same money. It’s the MFi that makes them special.

Bootsy wrote:Very sought after - not comparable to an SC

Good ones that are original or restored can fetch a lot of money

It appears this may be one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274652398869

I assume the owner has died and nobody knows what it is. The vendor has the wrong VIN. I think they've read ...25... off the chassis when it atually reads ....46...., yielding a 1972T instead of a 1974 Carrera 2.7 MFI. Vendor will confirm in the morning.

Slightly concerning though, is that the last digit of the engine number appears to be filed off. I googled the number but couldn't find any record of it being stolen: 664034x.

The interior and motor certainly look 74-5 Carrera. I’d want to look very carefully at the VIN stamp before parting with cash. But if it’s just been incorrectly registered as a 72 car at import (which isn’t impossible) and you can get DVLA to correct it that could be a bargain.

With the doctored engine number it feels more likely that it’s also got a dodgy identity though...

Here are the known cars: http://carreramfi.com/registry/

210bhp wrote:The 2.7 MFI engine of the 73 RS was continued in the Carrera models for 74, 75 and 76. They were available in coupe and targa format apart, I think, for the 113 or so 76 MY cars which were all coupes and only originally sold in Germany and known as ‘sondermodell’. The impact bumper gurus will tell you that the three year 2.7MFI cars were about the same weight as the 73RS and so performance and experience was on a par with their predecessor. They have gained in value over the years but, as always, condition and history are paramount to get a good example. One of Ddk’s contributors has a beautiful silver example and as usual rhd are rarer than lhd.

Regards
Mike

Aye…and one other contributor did the unspeakable…….

jtparr wrote:

210bhp wrote:The 2.7 MFI engine of the 73 RS was continued in the Carrera models for 74, 75 and 76. They were available in coupe and targa format apart, I think, for the 113 or so 76 MY cars which were all coupes and only originally sold in Germany and known as ‘sondermodell’. The impact bumper gurus will tell you that the three year 2.7MFI cars were about the same weight as the 73RS and so performance and experience was on a par with their predecessor. They have gained in value over the years but, as always, condition and history are paramount to get a good example. One of Ddk’s contributors has a beautiful silver example and as usual rhd are rarer than lhd.

Regards
Mike

Aye…and one other contributor did the unspeakable…….

As did KS …. And another one split his up to keep the engine and put it in a hot rod

Moi? Surely not? I mean, it only cost me £12K, so what's all the fuss?

jtparr wrote:

210bhp wrote:The 2.7 MFI engine of the 73 RS was continued in the Carrera models for 74, 75 and 76. They were available in coupe and targa format apart, I think, for the 113 or so 76 MY cars which were all coupes and only originally sold in Germany and known as ‘sondermodell’. The impact bumper gurus will tell you that the three year 2.7MFI cars were about the same weight as the 73RS and so performance and experience was on a par with their predecessor. They have gained in value over the years but, as always, condition and history are paramount to get a good example. One of Ddk’s contributors has a beautiful silver example and as usual rhd are rarer than lhd.

Regards
Mike

Aye…and one other contributor did the unspeakable…….

But rather well……

Regards
Mike

hot66 wrote:

jtparr wrote:

210bhp wrote:The 2.7 MFI engine of the 73 RS was continued in the Carrera models for 74, 75 and 76. They were available in coupe and targa format apart, I think, for the 113 or so 76 MY cars which were all coupes and only originally sold in Germany and known as ‘sondermodell’. The impact bumper gurus will tell you that the three year 2.7MFI cars were about the same weight as the 73RS and so performance and experience was on a par with their predecessor. They have gained in value over the years but, as always, condition and history are paramount to get a good example. One of Ddk’s contributors has a beautiful silver example and as usual rhd are rarer than lhd.

Regards
Mike

Aye…and one other contributor did the unspeakable…….

As did KS …. And another one split his up to keep the engine and put it in a hot rod

Aye, and even before that another Yorkshire enthusiast put a real 73RS engine in a T hot rod, the chassis of which is now for sale in Sweden and the engine is nowhere to be found. Causing a bit of a discussion over the pond as the RS chassis is looking for its drivetrain.

Regards
Mike

And not forgetting Ferryman’s lime green one.


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