rs ducktail genuine or not??

[Dempa79]

Please. Can anyone help me to identify if this is a genuine ducktail. It has a steel frame (not aluminum) and glasfiber on top. It confusese me that there´s no holes for the license-plate lights.





Thanks!

[JohnKo]

Since no one else has replied...
It's my sense that the '73 Carrera RS lids would have had aluminum frames, and that the steel-framed one would be from a less-rare, higher-volume '74-'75 Carrera. An expert may correct me, though.
John

[TRE Cup]

that sure looks like oem 74 carrera rear duck. How can i tell? the weave of the fiberglass is not something that is normally used here, the support brace for the center latch has the curve to meet the outer skin, and there are no license plate lamps < something a 73 would have had

What is curious is that this lid has no drain holes on each end of the frame and the curve of the center support looks a little off

Exception: some 74 lids were based on left over 73s - the license plate lamp holes were covered from the inside by small plates screwed in the oe holes. But none were alloy framed

73RS came with aluminum base from initiation of production till march 73, after which all came with steel bases. And all 73's had license plate lamp holes with small drain holes on each end of the frame

[Dempa79]

Thanks for your answers! What would be the value of a carrera 74 ducktail?

[TRE Cup]

here the 74 sells in the 1500-2500 range depending on condition and need

[zebulon]

Gentlemen, I am bringing up this thread because of this old ducktail
that I still carry with me all the years. I want to sell it and wondering how original this is.
Obviously someone did some structural reinforment but it has an aluminum frame with 90151200161 on it , drainholes, cut out for license plate lights and rainguarts.

Thanks!

[panzerfaust]

i have a really early whale tail with lamp cut outs and two rain guards built in the grill area too. i was told it was a factory tail that used left over long nose decklids