{"product_id":"porsche-911-carrera-rs-n-17-rally-ypres-trfdsn399","title":"Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 Sunoco Racing Team No. 17 Moortgat Deconinck Ypres Rally 1979 Trofeu 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 150-unit resin 1:43 scale model of the Sunoco\/Marlboro-liveried Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 run by Moortgat and Deconinck at the 1979 Ypres Rally — the championship-winning car, cast in its final season of FIA Group 4 eligibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrofeu's DSN43 collection has long occupied a specific corner of the rally miniature market: low production runs, accurate liveries, subjects the mainstream manufacturers pass over. This \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e resin model of the #17 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 — entered by the Sunoco Racing Team – Marlboro at the 1979 Ypres 24 Hours Rally — is exactly that kind of piece. It freezes a precise moment in Belgian privateer motorsport, limited to 150 examples worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-carrera-rs-30\"\u003eThe G-Series Carrera RS 3.0: Evolution of a Homologation Weapon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1974 as a G-series (third series) development of the original 2.7 RS, the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 retained the steel monocoque and adopted the generation's impact bumpers while growing its air-cooled flat-six to 2,994 cc. Output in road-going specification was rated at approximately 230 PS (DIN); competition-prepared variants ran higher figures. FIA Group 4 homologation — issued as number 3053 from 1 July 1973 — remained valid until 31 December 1979, giving the RS 3.0 a competitive window that spanned the mid-to-late 1970s rally scene across Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"ypres-1979-moortgat\"\u003eYpres 1979: Moortgat's Championship Run on Tarmac\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1979 Ypres 24 Hours Rally, held 29 June – 1 July in Ypres, Belgium, covered 545.50 km of special stages — every metre on asphalt. It drew 169 entries and produced 55 classified finishers, and it counted simultaneously as round 15 of the European Rally Championship, round 5 of the West European Rally Cup, and round 6 of the Belgian national series. Rudolf Moortgat, competing under the pseudonym 'Andy', and co-driver Rik Deconinck ran car #17 for the Sunoco Racing Team – Marlboro (Autostal Duindistel). Their campaign across the 1979 season culminated in Moortgat being crowned Belgian National Rally Champion. The Ypres event, one of the premier all-tarmac rallies in European motorsport since its founding in 1965, was central to that title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-trofeu-model\"\u003eTrofeu DSN43: Resin Precision at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model is produced by Trofeu as part of the DSN43 collection — a resin series, not die-cast. The white body with red livery details faithfully reproduces the #17 race specification, including the Sunoco Racing Team – Marlboro branding. Production is capped at 150 units, placing this firmly in specialist-collector territory rather than general retail. Resin construction at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e allows sharp surface definition on the Carrera RS 3.0's characteristic bodywork, from its rear-engine lid louvres to the G-series bumper treatment. No opening parts are present on resin models of this type; detail is concentrated on the exterior surfaces and livery accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet\"\u003eIn the Display Cabinet: Scale, Pairing and Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e, the model measures approximately 9.5 cm in length — compact enough for dense shelf arrangements. The 911 Carrera RS 3.0's real-world length of 4,145 mm translates neatly to the \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e footprint, making it compatible with standard rally diorama bases designed for the scale. It sits naturally alongside other Trofeu DSN43 releases covering 1970s–1980s ERC and national championship subjects, or within a broader Porsche rally collection that includes the 911 SC entries from the same era. For collectors focusing on Belgian motorsport history, car #17 represents a named championship result — a distinction that separates it from generic event replicas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TROFEU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58891074175360,"sku":"TRFDSN399","price":103.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-trfdsn399-front34-v2.jpg?v=1793991414","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/porsche-911-carrera-rs-n-17-rally-ypres-trfdsn399","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}