1973 Carrera RS Cars for Sale

[DOUGS73E]

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Nassau County Museum of Art Auction, Roslyn, NY, October 12, 2019
1973 Porsche 911 2.7L Carrera RS, Lot 132
VIN: -
Engine: -
Trans: -
Color: -
Mileage: -
Auction Estimate: US$850,000 - $950,000
Sold for: TBD

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Auction Description:

"Coming Soon"

[nickd]

Just happened to drop in while over the pond and bumped into this puppy being sold by mark sumpter and his team

https://www.paragongb.com/611/porsch...r-sale-jow565l

[DOUGS73E]

Just happened to drop in while over the pond and bumped into this puppy being sold by mark sumpter and his team
https://www.paragongb.com/611/porsch...r-sale-jow565l

For the record:
Paragon, Mayfield TN20 6HY, UK
1973 Porsche 2.7L RHD 911 Carrera RS Touring
VIN: 9113600518
Engine: -
Trans: -
Color: Black/Black
Mileage: -
Price: ​​​£574,995/~US$709,000

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Dealer Description:

- Jet Black
- Black Sport Seats with Headrests
- 2.7 Litre Flat Six Air Cooled Engine (210 bhp)
- 15" Fuchs Wheels
- 5-Speed Manual Gearbox
- Original Right Hand Drive UK Supplied Car
- Matching Numbers
- Electric Sunroof
- Tool Kit & Spare Wheel
- Drivers Door Mirror
- Red Carrera Decals
- Becker Mexico Radio Cassette
- Electric Windows
- Heated Rear Window
- 1973 (L)

This original, matching numbers UK right-hand-drive example was supplied by Hexagon of Highgate and was fully restored by Paragon in 2013.

Presented in Jet Black with black sport seats with headrests, it features the 2.7 litre flat six air-cooled engine developing 210 bhp, 15" Fuchs wheels, a toolkit & spare wheel, drivers door mirror, a Becker Mexico radio cassette, electric sunroof, red Carrera decals, electric windows and a heated rear window.

[911MRP]

...as often case blurb seems to suggest that only the M471 got thinner gauge body panels when it is well known and documented the first thousand or so of the 911744 were for most part lighter than series bodyshell due to using a number of thinner steel parts due to each chassis being individually independently weighed for homologation purposes regardless of any subsequent M4xx conversion order.

My car's fahrzeug-auftrag and conversion order factory documents clearly show this important point that afaik is unique to Porsche's approach those earlier circa 500 +500 RS homologation examples.

It is the later example --those chassis north of just over 1000 --both M471 and M472 that on most cases didn't get the thinner gauge RS body panels as they ran out of such thinner body parts progressively.

No wonder buyers get confused between early lightweight thin panel shell M472 Tourings and later heavy normal thickness panel shell M471 Sport variants if marque specialist dealers can't even get it correct.

The decision to use a number of thinner guage steel panels for homologation purposes until that objective was achieved is a key part of the overall RS intent and fundamental to its "story". Thereafter (the odd exception notwithstanding maybe) they didn't need to bother with as many motorsport homologation driven details when exploiting the unexpected success with a third series; they were single step order and construction and became much more productionized

Is it too much to ask that fundamental distinctions are noted correctly by specialist dealers offering RS examples? If they hadn't been thinner gauge along with other measures for weighing purposes there would've been little need to have the famous complex original and conversion order separation and the usually temporary homologation build /subsequent conversion processes. Such things are an important aspect of how Porsche approached the whole limited edition homologation signoff of the initial 500 plus 500 more for Carrera RS; designed the approach specifically to achieve both the target Group motorsport approvals with FIA.

A bit silly as the mistake arguably undersells the special homologation role of this early 5xx example with its original (still?) multiple thin gauge steel present on a car built at cusp of 500-1000. By comparison it implies a RS fully thick guage steel late chassis M471 which likley had no actual role on homologation is more feted based on low numbers configured with essentially bolt on trim-- but not special integral thin body parts-- go figure!?

When I see such basic errors on listings betraying that they might have failed to "get"why and how Porsche approached the initial 500 plus 500 more documented as being homologatIon chassis using various thinner parts for 911744 model in the very unconventional way back in 1972.... makes me wonder if they "know their RS from their elbow"?


Steve

[DOUGS73E]

Previous Posts:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...l=1#post887191
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...=1#post1030538
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Manhattan Motorcars, New York, NY
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS
VIN: 9113600595
Engine: 6630607
Trans: 830586
Color: Grand Prix White/Black Leatherette
Mileage: 65,947 (indicated)
Price: US$899,000

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Dealer Description:

N/A

[72targa]

Screw clamp's on the wrong end of the rubber hose connected to the air filter...

[911MRP]

...maybe they can sort out the clamp position while around the back putting on the correct steel rear bumper set for an M472

Various things not as original e.g factory spec side trims awol, position of the ducktail decal seems incorrect

Also seat & material would need clearer shot but maybe not model 73?

Steve

[nickgreen]

Hello! One of my old cars. I brought this one to the UK from Switzerland in the 80s.
It had been used for hill climbs. I’ve still got some competition bits off it in my loft!
Nick

[210bhp]

Good to hear from you Nick. Hope all is well. How is your other car coming along?

Regards
Mike

[911MRP]

Came across this snippet. As reported back in the day ....IMG_20190922_195123.jpg

Interesting comment about shaved tyres to 3mm...290kmh is just over 180mph

Steve