Looks nice. Be interesting to see what the market values a third series car that did not get m471 or 472.
At the significant price point they will hope to get the engine second digit being 3 not 6 so putting it in the S range may be a point of note for some buyers. Arguably there could be many reasons: human error stamping when engine new, maybe engine swap to very similar number S , restamp requires somepoint in life for some reason or maybe even some special reason to do with case material homologation? Haven't checked the various FIA papers but I don't recall reading this example being mentioned in the silumin aluminium is homologation by its explicit chassis number. Doubt anyone knows or will ever know why has this strange motor number one digit adrift from the RS range format for sure. The bottom line is factory official records probably have it as being originally assembled with motor 66xxxx not 63xxxx. Other source I have seen in addition to the usual RS reference books record its engine as RS typical 66xxxx, not 63xxxx.
This example was built at time after the first 500 and 500 more homologation models were weighed certified using the now famous two stage processes, so apparently ordered as single step (not earlier base order and declining subsequent) without the m471/2 as the RS base spec. Didn't therefore pay the small supplement beyond base RS for M471 and bigger supplement for M472 spec. Assembled onetime at a time when RS production had been simplified and converged more like the process as T/E/S for reasons of efficiency and cost.
Photos show: Fibreglass bumper not the more typical third series steel without rubber of later m471, sticker not crest after m471 had adopted crest iirc, probably less shutz than what is usually seen on RS built in third series judging by the absence of it rear legs, the different engine case material mentioned in prior posts, Presumably no thinner RS homologation body panels if that inventory exhausted, no need for the impractical 165 front homologation tyres, etc ?
Leaving aside for moment condition, ownership that affect value.... It will be interesting to see it go under the hammer as it might generate interest just from law of small numbers being circa 7? leaving the factory without m471/2 in that last RS series. Circa 17 without m47* overall across the three series.
Intriguing....
Is it car with documented special homologation role beyond those circa 1000 early examples that for certain are documented as playing a role in achieving the homolgations or just an uncommon configuration the result of Dutch purchase cannily minding the money buying one at the lowest priced variant for an RS on the prevailing price card?
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Save some money forgoing some m471/2 frivolities especially if selling it on to racer rather than to keep? Getting an RS cheaper than an S Targa before Porsche was still learning that "price for less, can be more"?
Is it a very special exemplar engine for the FIA process requiring a special stamping number for late series special homologation purposes or just a one digit mistake or some other scenario leading to what seems to be mismatch to vs factory build numbers reference data?
Don't know personally but I suppose the people bidding and ultimately the person writing the cheque at the auction gets to decide with their own money.
Whatever the auction decides it was the cheapest RS option back in the day according to the pricelist but somehow doubt that will be the case now. Likely "price for less, can be more"?
Steve
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