Tire air bottle

[ret9191]

Any one have a picture of a 73 tire inflation bottle for the collapsable spare tire? The one used with Carrera RS cars and 85 liter plastic tanks? Thanks Ron

[mike curnow]

I have the bottle, but no picture

[andyjboy]

The '73 RS only used the gas bottle up to Jan '73 - after that they used a plug-in compressor to inflate the tyre.

Here's a picture (from Armando's site) of the gas bottle :

[ret9191]

Thanks for posting the picture and information. I have had the air compressor and was looking for an air bottle for some time. One just arrived yesterday from Dave Aase and I wanted to verify that it was correct. There is a picture of an air bottle in the Carrera RS book but it looks different from the one pictures above and from mine. Was there two versions of the bottle? Also mine does not have any labels on it. Did some come this way or did they fall off? Thanks Ron

[fryardds]

Ron,

Usually the labels came off the bottles. Here is an unobtainium piece, the air bottles also came in a box with a label.

[ret9191]

Yes a few months ago a guy posted that he was selling an NOS air bottle in the box on Ebay, I went to the bank and got a second mortgage so I could place a huge bid on the thing and then he ended the auction early! I bet he lost lots of money. So my question is with an RS light weight and no trunk carpet where does the tool kit, jack and air bottle go? Do they just bounce around or did they leave them in the pits when they raced? How about a jack location for a 73S?

[boxster03]

carquip might still have one. no price listed.

http://www.carquip.com/parts/911/race/bottle/index.asp

[Zithlord]

I have a friend that has one, might be for sale if anybody is interested. He lives in Sweden and I could see it on his parts shelves last time I visited him.

J

[MoparBoy72]

Repro Air bottle Boxes and Decals about half way down page(see link).

[lilacrs]

How much are the bottles worth today? I have a spare w/o the labels, box, or air (but with the mini hose) that I'm thinking of selling. I remember paying a few hundred $$$ for it about 7 years ago.

I bought another from Dave at msroadrace a few years later as it was supposed to NOS sealed in the box, but the box was weird, and the bottle looked like it was banged around before it was sealed in the box. I wasn't thrilled at the time, but after sitting in deep storage for 5 years, it looks pretty good now as it still has the labels even if the box isn't right. Here's a pic: