Dorothum Auction, Wien-Vösendorf Vehicle and Technique Center, Zentrum, June 23, 2018
1966 Porsche 2.0L 911 deluxe R. S. Coupé, Lot 594 V
VIN: 304779
Engine: -
Trans: -
Color: Light Ivory/Black Leatherette
Mileage: 91,616 km (indicated)
Auction Estimate: €120,000 - €160,000/US$141,500 - $188,500
Sold for: TBD
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Auction Description:
- One of only 253 built deluxe RS coupes!
- Since 1969 in Austria, since 1980 in the possession of the consignor!
They still exist, the big, unresolved riddles of this world, even in the most popular car, the Porsche 911. One is the 911 deluxe RS Coupé. Only 253 should have been built. On their Kardex "MODEL 1967 911 deluxe RS Ex. 13/66" is handwritten in red. Steve Heinrichs wants to have seen all 253 Kardex. Why model 1967, when all 1966 chassis wear numbers? And what does RS stand for? And what does Ex. 13/66 stand for?
It is certain that these are the last 253 coupes built in the 1966 model year, chassis numbers 304703 to 304955, built between May and June. The cars were equipped as 1966 models, had a wooden dashboard, auxiliary lights, parking heater and all the other features of this vintage. And yet Porsche calls them 1967 models. Was it perhaps a marketing gag to sell the last copies of the old vintage? This mystery is not completely solved yet.
The fact is, however, that we have here such a model in front of us: chassis 304779, delivered on June 7, 1966 to the Porsche Representation PoAC in Teaneck, New Jersey, there taken on October 31, 1966. Interestingly, the Kardex although the ominous designation off, but neither engine nor gearbox number. So much for matching numbers. The car was light ivory (6604 B) with an interior in black leatherette. He had the aforementioned Webasto parking heater, a left side mirror, Blaupunkt radio with speaker and antenna.
On January 24, 1967, a warranty order is still recorded, then the 911 appears only in 1969, in Burgenland, more precisely in Eisenstadt, where he was reviewed on September 8 and issued on December 10, the individual permit. One day before Christmas, his owner let the Porsche in southern Burgenland. A two-year transfer lock suggests that he has taken the car as a relocation property from the US. After expiration of this lock, the 911 changed hands for the first time. He did this again until he came in about 1980 in the possession of the consignor, at that time basic servant. The Porsche had already changed the color and he lacked his powertrain. His owner in turn lacked the money to prepare him to be the proud owner of a Porsche, had to suffice for the time being. In general, the good was already not too well in good shape, the Porsche, of course, not the owner. The profession and family came first, although there was a matching engine with gearbox in the meantime, but it moved a good 30 years into the country until the Porsche finally got his restoration. It was all the more thorough and the result can be more than impressive! The state is now back to history, because both white impress. As a rare bird of a not yet fully explored species, this 911 is more desirable anyway! until the Porsche finally got its restoration. It was all the more thorough and the result can be more than impressive! The state is now back to history, because both white impress. As a rare bird of a not yet fully explored species, this 911 is more desirable anyway! until the Porsche finally got its restoration. It was all the more thorough and the result can be more than impressive! The state is now back to history, because both white impress. As a rare bird of a not yet fully explored species, this 911 is more desirable anyway!
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