Lot 217: 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 RS Touring

1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 TouringRegistration Number: EU registered Chassis Number: 9113600038 One of the most famous Porsches ever built, the Carrera RS has come to be regarded as one of the top sports cars to emerge from the 1970s. It was designed with ambivalence very much in mind: Porsche's engineers wanted a car that could be successfully used on the race track and the road. Few people could ever argue that they did not succeed in their aim, for the RS is an eminently useable car just as at home trickling through traffic as it is ploughing down the overtaking lane of the autobahn; yet when competing at Le Mans, Daytona and in the Targa Florio it was almost invincible, often winning outright against pure racing prototypes. The RS (for Rennsport) was based on the 911 model but used lightened bodywork and a revised 2.7 litre, fuel-injected version of the ubiquitous flat-six cylinder engine, the largest then used in a road-going Porsche. With a weight of around 950kg and an honest 210bhp on tap the RS could sprint from standstill to 60mph in just over five seconds and achieve a genuine 158mph; it was one of the fastest production cars in the world. This example is finished in the most striking colour scheme of Racing White with red 'Carrera' decals and matching Fuchs alloy wheels. Having been owned in recent years by a prominent driver of historic racing cars, whose mechanic carried out its maintenance, the car is in good cosmetic and mechanical order throughout. It is worth noting also that this is an original 'matching numbers' RS, a rarity with a marque that is so often seen on the tracks and loose stages of the world. Manufactured in 1973, this left-hand drive Porsche benefited from a restoration in 1998 and is an exciting representative of one of the most easily recognisable and best loved automotive icons.Der Porsche 911 RS 2.7 ist ohne Zweifel einer der Ikonen des deutschen Sportwagenbaus aus den frhen siebziger Jahren. Dieses Exemplar, wei? lackiert mit kontrastierendem roten Carrera-Schriftzug und roten Fuchs-Felgen wurde in den letzten Jahren von einem bekannten Fahrer von historischen Rennfahrzeugen bewegt und dessen Mechaniker in Stand gehalten. Erwhnenswert ist auch, da? es sich bei diesem Porsche um ein Matching Numbers Fahrzeug handelt, besonders bei Renn- und Rallyfahrzeugen eine ausgesprochene Seltenheit. Dieser 1973 gebaute RS wurde 1998 restauriert und prsentiert sich in immer noch gutem Zustand. EstimateE157,500-E180,000