1973 Porsche 911RS “Touring”
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Chassis No. 9113601265
Sold new from the Kremer Bro. in Germany and then to a collection in Japan, this Porsche RS is an extremely well preserved original car with only 57,000 miles. The car has been babied all it’s live, the body and chassis are perfect, no dings, no rust, no accidents. The exterior has been refinished to Concours standards in the very rare signal yellow color which was original to this car. The interior is totally original and in pristine condition. The engine has been completely rebuilt and the rest of the car has been restored using New Old Stock parts only where needed to bring the condition of particular part back to full Concours levels. This car came new from the factory with all the options available which are still with the car.

210 Horsepower

Porsche RS History
In 1973 Porsche wanted to enter the GT competition. For that purpose the 911 Carrera RS was designed as a racing-car. To homologate the car for the Group 4 GT class Porsche planned to sell 500 because rules required a minimum 500 be built. In total 1636 were ultimately produced. With that the RS was reclassified as a Group 3 series-production GT, for which it was required that at least 1000 were built.

As a homologation-special the RS was much lightened and weighed less than 1000 kg’s, about 150 kg’s lighter than a stock ‘S’. The first cars all had thinner steels bodies, but because Porsche never expected the car to sell in such large numbers the supply wasn’t sufficient, so that the last 300 cars had to be built using the normal-weight body parts.

The chassis was upgraded with gas-pressurized Bilstein shocks, super-stiff sway bars, and aluminium wheels measuring an inch wider at the rear than a roadgoing ‘S’. Outside, RS 2.7s were unmistakable. Most were finished in white, and Zuffenhausen designers played up the return of a production based Carrera by putting an outsize version of the traditional name script (in blue, red, black or green) above the rocker panels. Rear fenders were further flared to suit the wider wheels (with centers in the same color as the carrera-script). But the most prominent feature of the RS was a prominent rear spoiler molded into the engine cover. Aptly nicknamed “ducktail”, it kept the rear firmly planted at speed by reducing lift from 145 to just 42 kg’s. It also improved airflow through the engine-cover grille and moved the effective center of pressure about six inches rearward as another aid to stability.

This particular car is a true survivor with 100% original interior in near show quality condition. Concours repaint on 100% original body in the very rare, original signal yellow color. No accidents, rust, or corrosion ever.
210 Horsepower