1972 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7

[PorscheMan65]

Hi,

I found this Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 while doing an internet search:

http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car...Browcount%5D=6

Any thoughts? It looks great but seller has little or no history.

[fryardds]

Hi,

Certainly a desirable Carrera based it's early production date (ie, a homologation model). BUT, looking at the photos the restoration is nothing special. There should be no undercoating in the engine bay or on the trunk floor or on the underside of the car. Also the aluminum VIN tag is not original. Next I would want to see a clear photo of the trunk stamped VIN. The photo of of the engine serial number is not vey clear but looks to be restamped based on the incorrect font of the numbers.

Oh also the original color was Signal Yellow. Why would you do a restoration and not paint it the correct color. Signal Yellow is a fantastic color. The seats are incorrectly recovered also, they should have perlon cord inserts. I could on and on unfortunately.

[Mike_Moore]

There should be no undercoating in the engine bay or on the trunk floor or on the underside of the car.

I thought that was on lightweights only?

[fryardds]

Here is what I mean about the incorrect font. I enlarged the photo and you can clearly see the '3' is incorrect. The others are suspect also (especially the '6') but the '3' is the give away of a restamped, non-original case.

[fryardds]

I thought that was on lightweights only?

Hi Mike,

Yeah, that where there is a bit of confusion. Roughly the first 1000 Carreras were all 'lightweights' when they were first built, because these cars were all built to be a homologation model which was even more extreme than the so-called 'Lightweight' M471 conversion. So Porsche produced all these 1000 cars in the RSH (homologation) form, had them certified, then converted the majority to either M472 or M471 models. So they all had thin metal and minimal undercoating even though they were sold as a Touring or Sport model.

[fryardds]

Here is link to a first series Touring model at Maxted-Page that shows the correct VIN stamping in the tunk and on the aluminum tag as well as the engine and transmission serial number. Good reference for you to use when studying these cars. Also look at the smooth paint on the lateral chassis supports in the engine bay, which is correct for a homologated Carrera.

http://www.maxted-page.com/cars/car-details.aspx?id=201

[PorscheMan65]

Thank you for this valuable information. The fact that the seller has not provided any history has also raised red flags.

[Mike_Moore]

thanks for explaining that Brian, very helpful!

[mcgregor]

The boss where the engine number is stamped looks to be machined down and then new number re-stamped with incorrect fonts......?

[denson]

Is it correct that the sets only had cord inserts?