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MECUM 2018 Monterey Auction, August 23-25, 2018
1973 Porsche 2.7L Carrera RS Sport 'Lightweight', Lot S132.1
VIN: 9113601014
Engine: 6630996
Trans: 830991
Color: Tangerine/Black
Mileage: 18,148 km (indicated)
Auction Estimate: US$1,300,000 - $1,500,000
Sold for: NO SALE ("The BID Goes On . . . ")
Auction Description:
- RS M471 lightweight chassis no. 1014
- Porsche Certificate of Authenticity
- 2.7L engine
- 5-speed transmission
- Net weight of 2,150 lbs
- Thinner steel used in fenders, doors, hood and trunk lid
- Fiberglass bumpers
- Thinner window glass
- Sound deadener delete
- Rubber floor mats instead of carpet
- Door pocket and armrest delete
- Rear seat, clock and passenger sun visor removed
- Recaro Sport seats
- Ducktail spoiler
- Tangerine over Black interior
- Black Fuchs wheels
- Tool roll
- Maintenance record
- Technical spec book
This 1973 Porsche Carrera RS 2.7—one of just 200 M471 “Lightweight” versions produced—is an icon of Porsche performance, and as such, it is regarded by many enthusiasts as the ultimate 911. The Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 was conceived as a pure homologation special necessitating a minimum production output of 500 examples to qualify it for participation in Group 4 GT racing. Ultimately, Porsche would produce a cumulative total of 1,580 Carrera RS 2.7 cars offered in two flavors, the M472 Touring model and the M471 “Lightweight” sport model. The Carrera RS 2.7 recipe was simple in concept: add more horsepower, dramatically reduce the vehicle weight, improve the high-speed aerodynamic stability and tune the suspension for tenacious grip. The M471 “Lightweight” embodies the pure distilled essence of the Carrera RS ethos tipping the scales at a svelte 2,150 pounds, as compared to its brethren M472 at 2,370 pounds and its sister 911S at 2,550 pounds. This quantum weight loss entailed using thinner-gauge steel in the fenders, doors and hood, substituting lightweight fiberglass in lieu of steel on the engine lid and the front and rear bumpers, and converting to a lighter and thinner Glaverbel window glass. Additional amenities were removed to achieve ultimate lightness, such as the deletion of sound-deadening material and the complete removal of the back seat, clock, glovebox door, passenger-side sun visor, door pockets and armrests. A larger-displacement 2.7L engine was developed and fitted with mechanical fuel injection. The body changes include flared rear-fender arches to accept wider rear wheels, a front chin spoiler and the RS signature ducktail rear spoiler. This Tangerine Orange RS has an esteemed rally-racing history dating back to 1976-80, and it comes complete with a factory-issued Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, maintenance record, technical-specifications book and a tool roll.