1973 Carrera RS Cars for Sale

[fourteenten]

1031: https://cobalt-automobiles.com/porsche-911-2-7-rs-1973/

SC rear flares plus a bunch more that isn't entirely correct

Cees

[72targa]

1031: https://cobalt-automobiles.com/porsche-911-2-7-rs-1973/

SC rear flares plus a bunch more that isn't entirely correct

Cees

For search purposes, 9113601031.

[sithot]

Anyone notice this faux pas?

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/2799...-663049191183/

The "restoration shop" didn't remove the paint tag and re-install it after the chassis was painted. Drive rivets are CHEAP. Quick buck sort of work with odds that other corners were cut.

This BAT car used screws on the paint tag! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...911s-coupe-25/
It did not sell.

[DOUGS73E]

1031: https://cobalt-automobiles.com/porsche-911-2-7-rs-1973/
SC rear flares plus a bunch more that isn't entirely correct
Cees

Cobalt Automobiles, Biarritz, France
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS Touring
VIN: 9113601031
Engine: -
Trans: -
Color: Grand Prix White (Blue Trim)/Black Leatherette
Mileage: 238,000 km (claimed)
Price: €550,000/~US$585,150

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Dealer Description:

Options / Equipment:
- 472 Touring version
- 102 Rear windows in 2 parts, tinted and heated
- 409 Right and left leather sports seats
- 419 Seat belts
- 440 Antenna on the left with AV speakers (no longer present)
- 651 Electric windows

Our example, chassis 1031, was delivered new in 1973 to its first German owner who kept it until 1983 and 90,000 km. The Alméras Brothers import the vehicle on behalf of the second client, who in turn keeps and scrupulously maintains the vehicle for 30 years. Dedicating a true cult to his vehicle, he will keep each element of maintenance invoices, adjustments, repairs, mail exchanges, photos or significant events around his vehicle, constituting a thick history file allowing him to follow its history, its developments and his journey.
It will evolve according to the factory's recommendations with official parts to obtain an FIA GT group 3 passport in 2000. 1031 will therefore experience its hour of glory, going out, racing and exposing itself without remaining hidden in a garage. It will be seen in particular 5 times at the Tour Auto (1993, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2008), and in various important Porsche meetings in Germany or even exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in 2008. It will also stand out in the press as M6 turbo in 2006, sportwagen, flat 6 or even autoretro.
30 years later, 1031 changed hands for the third time and passed into the hands of a Porsche collector who will continue to rigorously maintain the car. It bows out in competition but will be used very regularly by the latter.
This legendary (and well-known to the Porsche club RS France) 2.7 carrera RS is now available for sale, it notably benefited between 2019 and 2021 from a repair of the gearbox, the engine and a waterproofing. this last. She is therefore ready for a new adventure at the age of 50!
It comes with its history file and some spare parts.
This RS is undoubtedly one of the best documented and clear available on the market. It is visible by appointment only.

[fourteenten]

Jade Green is a super nice color, not so nice is the cheap looking yellow plastic cap on the oiltank.
The front suspension sits too low..does not benefit the stance and ride quality of the car.

Cees

[DOUGS73E]

Chassis number?
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Eberhard Thiesen, Hamburg, Germany
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS Touring
VIN: -
Engine: -
Trans: -
Color: Light Yellow/Black Leatherette
Mileage: 89,005 km (indicated)
Price: 'on Application"

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Dealer Description:

- Original color scheme in light yellow repainted about 20 years ago and interior in black faux leather/fabric combination
- Ownership history is completely known with only four owners in Northern Germany, including over 30 years with the penultimate owner
- Original care pass and on-board literature as well as extensive invoice documentation available
- The engine was rebuilt to RS specifications by a recognized engine specialist; Technology partially revised

The Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS was launched in 1972 for homologation for rally and racing and became a bestseller. Instead of the required 500 units, 1,580 vehicles were ultimately produced, 1,308 of which were comfort-optimized “touring” versions. Today, this 911 version is one of Porsche's legendary and rare classic models. This 911 Carrera RS Touring (code M472) was delivered via the Schmidt-Koch car dealership in Bremen and was first registered to a company in Bremen on December 11, 1972 (name known). Based on the chassis number, it is the 104th vehicle built and is therefore one of the first 500 examples that were manufactured for homologation. The original color scheme was and is “light yellow” (color code 117-8-1) with a black interior, The Recaro sports seats are made of a fabric/artificial leather combination. The paintwork was renewed as part of the partial revision of the body (including the door sills) in the mid-1990s. In April 1980 it was sold to the second owner in Hamburg. In May 1981 the car was passed on to the third owners, a couple in the north of Hamburg.

The old original vehicle registration document for these owners is available. The couple kept the Carrera RS for 33 years and used the car regularly. There are numerous invoices for service, repairs and overhaul work from this time. Some of this, sometimes more extensive, work was carried out by the well-known Porsche 911 specialist Ingostimming in Schleswig-Holstein. The Carrera RS has been with its fourth and current owner in Hamburg since 2014. The engine was rebuilt or overhauled in 2015 by a well-known engine specialist according to Carrera RS specifications with appropriate performance. A corresponding invoice and performance measurement are available. As a result, a new clutch was installed and the existing 915 transmission was revised.

[DOUGS73E]

Bonhams Audrain Concours Auction, 29 September 2023
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS Touring "Lightweight", Lot 42
VIN: 9113601403
Engine: 6631129 (see text)
Trans: 7326846 (see text)
Color: Tangerine/Black
Mileage: 67,973 (indicated)
Auction Estimate: Estimate: US$450,000 - US$500,000
Sold for: US$428,500 (including premium)

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[Damgliam]

Thanks for always posting these, Doug. I saw this too, and the estimate doesn’t match for a lightweight unless condition is really questionable. My understanding for No Reserve items is the estimate can be garbage / means nothing. Guessing intended to either push price up with a high estimate or bring in lots of buyers with a low estimate.

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Bonhams Audrain Concours Auction, 29 September 2023
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS Touring "Lightweight", Lot 42
VIN: 9113601403
Engine: 6631129 (see text)
Trans: 7326846 (see text)
Color: Tangerine/Black
Mileage: 67,973 (indicated)
Auction Estimate: Estimate: US$450,000 - US$500,000
Sold for: TBD

1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS Lightweight - Bonhams 1.jpg

[steve shea]

This is the heavyweight lightweight. Not the lightweight lightweight.

[HughH]

and is a M472 converted by Dave Morse some time ago. I would expect he did a good job on it and given it is a shell above 1000 there would be no thin panels on it if it was a M471 anyway so in the end of the day it is probably not too much different to a M471 as built at that time in the production cycle apart from the fact that it was not born as one and it does not have a RS gearbox serial number (although it may have also been converted)

when I last saw it for sale in 2007 that conversion by Dave Morse etc was well disclosed as it is this time