On the Porsche Factory stand at the Quail a 1973 RS with "Classic Factory Restoration"was shown.Quite embarrassing for a factory restoration that it had a wrong (angled and not round) rear cross member panel.
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On the Porsche Factory stand at the Quail a 1973 RS with "Classic Factory Restoration"was shown.Quite embarrassing for a factory restoration that it had a wrong (angled and not round) rear cross member panel.
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Depends when they did the resto. When I did my '73 S bodywork, that's all Porsche, Dansk and Restoration Design sold new. And there was a lack of good used ones. Now I see RD at least has the curved one too. I may try to replace mine at some point.
Ravi
Early 911S Registry # 2395
1973 Porsche 911S in ivory white 5sp MT
2015 Porsche Macan S in agate grey 7sp PDK
Probably the most gorgeous color on a early 911, only my opinion.
You say wrong panel,it may not be if its a late build it could have possibly been fitted,as was black crome window surrounds i have seen round panels on the 74 carrera,and this shape on late 73.
At porsche classic Stuttgart workshop we had quite a discussion about this panel.
Simply stunning in that colour
Yes, the single fan strap bolt and winged electrical cover nuts indicate a late chassis build date. However, I still think the panel is a repro. My very late build RS (June 73) does not have the angled panel although it does have the small bump on the left side. I can prove it is the original panel too.
Regards
Mike
RS#1551(sold)
67S
73E (home after 25 years) and sold again
Early S reg. #681
[QUOTE=bell 904;1027848]On the Porsche Factory stand at the Quail a 1973 RS with "Classic Factory Restoration"was shown.Quite embarrassing for a factory restoration that it had a wrong (angled and not round) rear cross member panel.
To be fair the signage states "Mechanical Restoration" and outlines specifics. It does not state the car underwent a total restoration with porsche Classic. Even if so it often is up to owners as to the exact extent of the work.
Color could make one overlook a lot of "faults"
Gary Cox
Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA
1958 356A Speedster, Silver/Black
1967 912, Aga Blue/Black
My understanding is the rased flat area did come in later in model 73 and later ducktails had area that correspond. Provision for an option for plunger switch alarm to trigger if opening rear? The previous profiles would've made a plunger switch more hit and miss arrangement.
However the different curve shape at both ends was changed later to better allow access for tool on the engine mounts bolts ... I think I once read this.
It is the notable different curve (rather than the presence of the square raised area per se) that points to this example being a later panel. As stated, I suppose it was the available replacement panel at the time of the restoration or rear accident damage repair.
Despite Porsche having records of running changes etc I would not look to them as arbiters of the evolution on finer points. In theory they ought to be the absolute touchstone but they aren't really on the detail in way they could be.
Porsche Classic has no need to be embarrassed of their Mechanical Restoration work on this car. Just the opposite.
This RS was enjoyed by its multi-decade owner as an autocross entrant. For autocross, the owner swapped in: aluminum trailing arms, wider wheels, a '72 style front oil cooler, fiberglass bumpers, and a limited slip differential. And, he removed the horns and other superfluous parts. As a labor of love, the owner wrapped, labeled and saved all of the original parts that he swapped out.
Early in its life, the owner backed into a hay bale and slightly damaged the rear cross member panel -- and it was replaced by others, in period. The owner saved almost every part that ever touched this car in its 45-year life, including worn brake pads, spark plugs and fan belts -- and further including its damaged original cross member panel -- which I can confirm is the rounded type.
Just as their sign says -- Porsche Classic returned all of the original parts to the car, but chose not drive the car at the Monterey and PCA events on its original wheels and 1972 dated tires. Porsche Classic did not modify or restore the car's body or interior. They performed a Mechnical Restoration. The MFI system was rebuilt and re-calibrated, and the engine starts and runs like new. The car otherwise now displays most of its original paint, its original interior, and almost all of its factory delivery parts.
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