Does anyone know or want to venture a guess as to the wheel and tire combination on this RS?
They look to be the same front and back.
Does anyone know or want to venture a guess as to the wheel and tire combination on this RS?
They look to be the same front and back.
86 Sport Purpose Carrera "O4"
If indeed it is a real RS and has remained unmolested, then the wheels are either 6" in the front & 7" in the rear if it's a "First Series" car, which would have been equipped with 185 / 70 X 15" tires in the front, and 215 / 60 x 15" tires in the rear. ( most likely Pirelli Cinturato CN 36s ). In the second series ( the second batch of 500 cars commencing in early '73 ) the factory made 7" & 8' wheels front & rear respectively available at extra cost but kept the tire sizes the same.
The second number in the tire sizes above represents the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width, ergo a 185 millimeter wide 70% aspect ratio tire will have a sidewall height of 130.5 mm ( 70% of 185 ) and a 215 wide tire with a 60% aspect ratio will have a 129 mm sidewall height, i.e. essentially identical. Therefore when viewed from the side as in the posted picture, the observer could reasonably conclude that they are the same tires front and rear. They are the same rolling diameter, but the size of the contact patch would be larger in the rear due the the 30 millimeter wider tread width to address the issue of oversteer.
JZG
Before it became Ruprecht, my Porsche was a '70 911 T
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That appears to be an illustration with 7x15 front and rear.
It is indeed a real RS, and a lightweight at that with a competition history back in the day and still being actively campaigned now. It is # 0972 and I last saw it at the Phillip Island historic races in Australia earlier this year
I did not take a close look at wheel sizes but as a car actively campaigned in historic events I assume it has 7's and 8's as they were homologated and would give the best performance.
here is some history collated from a couple of different times that it has been for sale and photos from phillip island in 2008:
"0972 was collected direct from the Stuttgart works on 30th March 1973 by German racing driver Klaus Samuliet who went on to compete in no fewer than 42 rallies, races and hill climbs between 1973 and 1977, including the 1973 Tour d'Europe and the 1973 German Rallye
With Samuliet at the wheel, chassis 911 360 0972 was a consistent podium finisher with 21 appearances in the top three spots. He had eight third place finishes, six second place finishes and no less than seven outright victories!
While actively raced for many years, chassis 911 360 0972 was always meticulously maintained and serviced. A thorough and complete set of original records, receipts, documents and photographs completely document each moment of this car’s life and confirm its uniquely original nature.
In 2002, this Porsche was given a comprehensive and extensive restoration by noted Swiss collector and then owner, Marc De Siebenthal. Upon completion of the work and the issuing of full FIA documents, De Siebenthal entered the car in numerous historic Touring and Racing events including the Modena Centro Oro (1st in Class and 4th outright) as well as numerous entries in the Tour de France (Tour Auto.)
Today this Porsche is fitted with a full roll-cage, and has both the original light weight Reccaro Sports Seats as well as modern FIA legal racing seats a Halda Trip Meter and Peltor in car communication device.
Last year the car was completely validated and inspected and issued new FIA HTP documents. The HTP documents are included with the car along with the FIA documents that were issued in 2002. "
it is a pity that the wheel sizes can't really be seen in my pictures
Hugh Hodges
73 911E
Melbourne Australia
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Here's a picture of the car 'back in the day' with what look like 6's fitted all round :
& here's a more recent picture of it with 7's & 8's :
Andy
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I am pretty sure this car is for sale now at Symbolic Motors.
John
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