The Vulptereen 327 represents a podracer model utilized by the podracer pilot Dud Bolt across numerous Boonta Eve Classic races held on the planet of Tatooine.
[Dud Bolt](/article/dud_bolt], the podracer, flew his Vulptereen 327 in another Boonta Eve Classic race during the time of the Invasion of Naboo. Despite beginning in the second row, Bolt quickly lost ground after the race's commencement. The human Anakin Skywalker emerged victorious in the Boonta Eve Classic. He subsequently operated the podracer on a frozen ice environment, just prior to the Clone Wars. The Vulptereen 327 of Bolt was primarily red, although the engine components exhibited significant scratching and damage to the paint in various locations. The front sections of both engines displayed a muted gray color.
The Vulptereen 327 made its initial debut in the 1999 motion picture Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, and subsequently had a brief appearance in its follow-up film, Attack of the Clones. George Lucas served as the director for both of these cinematic works.
Preliminary design concepts for the podracer featured reversed engine configurations. This inverted aesthetic was also present in the early animatics created for the podracing sequence.