Results 1 to 10 of 65

Thread: RS #1247 surfaces in Beirut

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. 05-01-2007, 02:11 PM #1
    nick-moss
    nick-moss is offline
    early911.co.uk nick-moss's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    802

    RS #1247 surfaces in Beirut

    The RS Lightweight #1247 has surfaced recently in Beirut, having been in storage since the mid seventies, when its owner was kidnapped and murdered.

    The car has been stored in a garage and has suffered some damage, but appears virtually complete with lightweight seats and the original motor. Interestingly it appears to have steel rear bumpers, although the front bumper has dissappeared and been replaced with something stronger to suit the rallying that it did in Lebanon.

    The car was photographed by a friend of mine who sadly has been seriously outbid in his attempts to puchase it, despite doing all the groundwork to find its location and persuade the owners to show it to him. The new owner is British, but I don't know what his plans for this piece of RS history are.











    Nick Moss - Early 911S #476 - RGruppe #318 - early911.co.uk
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 05-01-2007, 02:24 PM #2
    erick72pors
    erick72pors is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    658
    Wow!!!! what a find!! I don't understand how your friend got outbid when he was the only one to know about it??

    Erick
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 05-01-2007, 02:30 PM #3
    ErichW
    ErichW is offline
    Senior Member ErichW's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Posts
    462
    Boy, this would be a fun one to bring back!

    Erich
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 05-01-2007, 02:40 PM #4
    platas
    platas is offline
    Senior Member platas's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Spain/Houston
    Posts
    1,796
    Was this the 64¿
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 05-01-2007, 04:24 PM #5
    69Sman
    69Sman is offline
    Senior Member 69Sman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Posts
    2,227

    Cool

    1 before mine!!!!!!
    Bahia Red '72 911S
    Meerblau PTS 2019 Speedster
    GP Silver, 2018 GT2RS WP....the BEAST
    Daytona Gray 2021 RS6 Avant....BEAST #2...Best daily EVER

    ES #333

    GONE...MANY, many great ones....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 05-01-2007, 10:42 PM #6
    nick-moss
    nick-moss is offline
    early911.co.uk nick-moss's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    802
    I don't understand how your friend got outbid when he was the only one to know about it??
    It's a hazard with the proverbial "barn find". How much do you offer to secure the car without offending or giving away the potential value? After my friend made his original offer the owners looked for a second opinion. Long story but by chance the person they asked knew who to get a value from, flew over to look at the car and bought it himself.
    If the new owner needs help in Beirut, feel free to put him in touch with me. I'm nearby, and also know people there.
    Sadly I am not involved any longer
    Nick Moss - Early 911S #476 - RGruppe #318 - early911.co.uk
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. FS: 1968 911S (?) coupe...in Beirut.
    By Noah in forum For Sale/Wanted: Early 911 Cars, 1965 - 1973
    Replies: 64
    Last Post: 11-17-2012, 07:33 AM
  2. Porsche in Beirut
    By Max (SD) in forum General Info
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 02-20-2007, 07:30 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


Message Board Disclaimer and Terms of Use
This is a public forum. Messages posted here can be viewed by the public. The Early 911S Registry is not responsible for messages posted in its online forums, and any message will express the views of the author and not the Early 911S Registry. Use of online forums shall constitute the agreement of the user not to post anything of religious or political content, false and defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise to violate the law and the further agreement of the user to be solely responsible for and hold the Early 911S Registry harmless in the event of any claim based on their message. Any viewer who finds a message objectionable should contact us immediately by email. The Early 911S Registry has the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.