German market 1970S predated 73RS concept ?
Recently I read an unique german Porsche test report - published in april 1970 - portraying the 2.2litre models.
They quote that "the 1970 911S was german delivered in standard version as a
-sport-911S including Recaro buckets, pull straps on door panels, lightweight bumpers, 110l tank w center fill, no rear scripts, spacesaver spare etc.
It also could be ordered with a special "comfort" equippement “similar to the 911E” including radio etc.
The test also states the 911S was planned as a competition car while 911T and 911E would be for a larger export client base".
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While Piech could not push the 1968 911R behond a race car homologation as he wished for, the 1970 911S would be based on a new idea :
*911S "comfort-E"
*911S "sport-S"
*911S "GT4 / S/T"
This would predate the 1973RS concept with touring, light and homologation cars since it was already thought out in late 1969.
Shure the 73RS was another car with larger 2.7l engine, ducktail and larger rear wheels but almost everything else was around for sale on a standard 1970 911S, three years before.
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Comments on this board refer this white 911 always as a base for S/T models but maybe it was not but rather a german 1970 911S in its standard -sport-version for sale at 28'749 Deutschmark !
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3749/dsc02324.jpg
Interior shot, most likely from a late MY69 prototype model.
No glovebox and no radio.
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Most likely red 911S which interior we see above, MY69.
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Homologation 1970S lightweight
Karim:
Interesting article!
The lightweight version of the 70S was catalogued for the German domestic market only and was the basis for the FIA homologation weight of 978 KG.
There is a paragraph in Ludvigsen's Excellence Was Expected which describes the background of the factory's decision to build the car and its lightweight specifications. As you rightly point out, the simplified door panels of the RS were just another bit out of the existing parts bin left over from the German market base S.
In order to order the 70S to this specification, one would have checked the box for Option Code M470 delete, which left off most of the standard road going equipment.
Other details carried over to the RS L include the deletion of the glove box door and passenger sun visor. However, unlike the RS L, the standard clock remained.
These cars had front and rear bumpers in ALU in addition to the ALU engine lid and license panel.
That is the first interior photo of the lightweight S that I have seen. Thanks for posting. Are there any other pics in the article?
Tom