FS: @eBay - 1973 Porsche RSH....#16 of 17 $850k

[davewadd]

no affiliation....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RSH-1...item416dd40acd

[skinnerd]

Interesting read on the ebay site about what an RSH actually is.
Didn't know that or for sure all those details.
Interesting to say the least.

Wow...that is a big ticket for this car.
$850k

Someone will like that in their garage???

[BOYER73S]

all that even with a non matching engine...yikes!!!

[Frank Beck]

all that even with a non matching engine...yikes!!!

I guess super, duper rare cars can get away with that. This isn't just a piece of crap 73 RS.
I sold a 2.7 alu case to a European buyer a few years ago; if it went into this car and he gets his price I left a couple of dollars on the table...

[HughH]

it is interesting to see the price changes on this car over time (assuming it ever gets sold at such prices)
in the early 2000's when it was still white Dr K had it for sale at 128K euro
in 2008, after being restored and back to yellow he had it for sale at 386K euro which was about US$575 at the time. I dont know what it sold for, or even IF it sold at the time, but now $850K.....Hmm

[Stevie]

It's got Dr. K.'s numberplate on it in most of the photo's.

[Eminence Gris]

Well, it's especially interesting that they chose to "take it back to yellow" by painting it Light Yellow (#117) instead of #131 (Light Ivory) as stamped on the paint plate. The photos show 3 different shades, from light yellow to something like Speed Yellow and two shots that approximate Signal Yellow but aren't quite there. Maybe I'm missing something, but at this price level, I'd expect the paint plate code to match the "restored color."

[HughH]

regardless of the paint number stamped on the plate (light ivory 131 by Glasurit (2)) the RS book says it was originally made with colour code 626211 in June 1973 ie 6262 is light yellow 117 by Lesonal (1 on the badge) with the interior being black leatherette and the seats black leatherette with a perforated leatherette middle piece. However I think it really is light yellow and the darker shades in some photos are more about the photo itself than the car.

there is also no record of it having black headlining either although that is noted against other cars built that way.

so for the price I would want it a bit closer to the way it was made.

For the record the engine number was originally 6631442 and gearbox 7831414 and it was delivered to the main Frankfurt dealership of Otto Glockler.

[platas]

What are the difrences between the RS and RSH, the H stands for ? I am not to familiar with the RS,s..

[LongRanger]

. . . What are the differences between the RS and RSH, the H stands for ? . . .

RSH = homologation

Seller's eBay text --- see the high-lighted bits . . .

. . . Chassis 9113601470. You are looking at neither a 471 or 472 Carrera RS. This is the rarest of all 4 variations; The RSH. Only 17 were ever constructed which accounts for 1% of total production. For comparison, Porsche built 1,308 472, 200 471 and 55 RSR models. We are not aware of any RSHs trading hands privately or at auction. In terms of significance and desirability it may be compared to the 1967 911R.

To clarify, it should be noted that using 'RSH' in our description denotes the 17 cars that were left unconverted by Porsche and should not be confused with the word 'homologation' which is used to describe the first and second batch of 500 cars built to satisfy racing requirements.

What makes the RSH model unique among Carrera RSs is its specification, or rather, lack thereof. It is approximately 30kg lighter than the 471 RS 'Lightweight' and 130kg lighter than the 472 RSL 'Touring'. It was not easy for Porsche to register the RS for the road. The German government required dealers to fill out two order forms, the first for homologation and the second to convert the car. After an RSH was built stripped of most of it's trim, it was taken to the scales to meet the 960kg weight requirement for homologation. It was then brought back to the factory for conversion to 471 or 472 spec, which mostly involved reinstalling the trim that was removed. Changes almost every other week occurred from the beginning to the end of production but there are similarities between unconverted RSH models to distinguish them from the 471 and 472 models; deletion of door caps, no trunk carpet, 6 inch Fuchs on all four corners with 185/15 tubeless front tires & 215/60/15 tube rear tires (early cars used mostly Pirelli CN36s, later cars used a mixture of Dunlops and Pirellis), deletion of the glove box door, removal of passenger seat, both sunvisors, coat hooks, trunk carpet, compressor, tools and hood shocks. There was a wooden steering box cover. Not all of these items were deleted or changed on every RSH so they can not be considered standard across all 17 cars. For example, Chassis 1470 has the glove box door, drivers sunvisor and trunk shocks installed. Since Porsche had fulfilled its homologation requirement after 1000 cars were built, they slowly began incorporating production parts to substitute for the lighter weight items across all models, RS, RSL and RSH. Lighter .8mm body panels were swapped to production spec .88mm panels, Thinner 3-3.5mm Glaverbel glass was changed to 4-5mm Sigla production glass, Ducktail spoiler construction switched from aluminum/fiberglass to steel/fiberglass, the hood badge on the RS and RSH was swapped from a decal to a metal badge, and the rubber hood and trunk catches on RS and RSH were swapped for production internal release cables and metal latches. Some late RS 471s are known to have pop out rear quarter windows and metal bumpers the same as their heavier RSL 472 counterparts. Chassis 1470 is obviously a later build car and most these details are present and correct.

The RSH model continued to be ordered even after the requisite 1000 cars had been built to satisfy homologation rules; Starting with chassis #19 and continuing periodically until chassis #1555, 17 customers decided to leave their RSH unconverted in order to go racing or possibly lock them away forever (!). One idea posited for why RSHs continued to be built after the requirements for racing were satisfied is so new parts could be homologated for production. The build date of this car coincides with the introduction of the modified rear trailing arm mounts. The last RSH built also seems to coincide with the introduction of alloy engine cases later seen on the RS 3.0. This car is also unusual in that it was never raced. It has lived in Germany and Switzerland. It was restored 9 years ago and returned to its original Light Yellow color. The original engine was replaced by the factory long ago. The gearbox is original. The only factory option fitted to this car is the locking differential.The original rear 6 inch Fuchs are available in addition to the 7's currently mounted. The car is documented in the Carrera RS book written by Dr Konradsheim. Instead of a 471 or 472 next to its chassis number there is a 0. Dr Konradsheim has entrusted us to handle the transaction on behalf of his client in Germany . . .

HtH