1973 RS help

[Darren65]

I met up with some friends today for a drive in the Cotswolds.......this very early series one original Swiss car is sadly being sold, I'll miss seeing, and chasing, it when it's gone....



...such a great example I've known for many years, I'd love to own it......hope I win the lottery before it goes! .....

https://www.internationalcollectable...rera-27-RS/115

[911MRP]

Lovely part of the world.

One of a series of original adverts referring to the “edition” 500 RS

All 500 famously sold out week of the launch. Plans soon changed in light of that and elsewhere I’ve previously posted this announcement of 500 more ( no word of third series!) that hit the British press for Earls Court show just week or so after the early October Paris launch:

That initial exclusivity “edition 500” messaging didn’t now fit to that news and in any event the marketing push When concerned they shift 500 probably not needed given the fact of 500 instantaneous sellout.

Reacting to unexpected sales success that the VW-Porsche sales and marketing joint venture had doubted — had initially strongly resisted. The “Edition” 500 number fastest model was clearly promoted ... the original significance then seemingly got lost over the years in part sensibly expanding homologation to include other Group .. but later driven by commercial imperative I suppose.

Interesting to read these snippets about how things actually unfolded back in the day — not as things are perceived and the way 911744 run is segmented by market from today’s perspective.

By the way iirc the owner named on letter had an earlish second series M471 Sport (not M472 modified to have some Sport fittings) in orange with black decals around late eighties when I first began looking for an example around then. Don’t recall if it was as well as or replaced this modified one for offered sale on the link.

Steve

[RSTarga]

Car is stunning in Chartreuse, why do they call it a 72, where they not all 73 model year cars?

[Darren65]

Car is stunning in Chartreuse, why do they call it a 72, where they not all 73 model year cars?

....early car and late 72 build but they're all 73 model year.

[911MRP]

A little over 300 RS examples were built before end of calendar 72 But all are model year 73

[KennethClay]

Says POA. Any idea of what the ask is?

[Mark020]

Lot of money I guess but I'd pay it in a sec if I had it. Very nice one

[BeauneYard]

Lot of money I guess but I'd pay it in a sec if I had it. Very nice one

Here’s the sellers link to ’73 RS, Chartreuse #164.

https://www.internationalcollectable...rera-27-RS/115

[Mark020]

We saw that but is says POA ;-)