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RUF CTR2 993 Sport Yellow GT Spirit 1:18

RUF CTR2 993 Sport Yellow GT Spirit 1:18
Current price: £203.33

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Specifications
Car Brand
RUF
Model Manufacturer
GT Spirit
Scale
1:18
Material
Resin
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
GT141
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the RUF CTR2 993 Sport Yellow GT Spirit 1:18

TL;DR: GT Spirit's 1:18 resin RUF CTR2 wears Sport Yellow over a sealed one-piece body, reproducing the 993-based supercar RUF built as its own independent manufacturer. This used model has a box showing traces of storage. A striking finish on a genuinely rare subject.

RUF builds cars as its own recognised manufacturer using Porsche 911 platforms as a starting point, and the CTR2 remains one of its most extreme 993-era creations.

Resin Casting of an Independent Manufacturer's Supercar

The CTR2's flared, widened body over the 993 platform gives GT Spirit's resin casting plenty of sharp surfacing to capture, and the sealed one-piece build suits it well: continuous shut lines run the length of the doors, the rear engine cover sits flush with tight tolerances, and the widened arches show crisp cast-in wheel-well detail. Resin holds those compound curves more precisely than a pressed diecast tool typically manages, an advantage that matters on a body this aggressively reworked from the standard 911 shape. Sport Yellow is a demanding colour to finish evenly, since any inconsistency in gloss shows immediately against such a bright base, and this casting carries a consistent, well-saturated finish across the widened bodywork. Being resin, the model has less mass in the hand than a comparable diecast supercar, a trade collectors of RUF and other low-volume manufacturers generally accept given how few of these subjects reach diecast tooling at all.

RUF's Niche Appeal on a Supercar Shelf

Because RUF builds as an independent manufacturer rather than a tuning house working under Porsche's badge, CTR2 replicas carry a genuine standalone identity distinct from any factory 911 variant, appealing to collectors who specifically follow independent supercar builders. At 1:18, it sits well beside contemporary 993-generation Porsches, letting a display show both the factory car and RUF's reinterpretation of it. This used example, at pricing well below a new-model resin CTR2, is a worthwhile way to bring a genuinely uncommon 1990s subject into a supercar collection.

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