Lot 348: 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Touring

One of the most famous Porsches ever built, the 911 Carrera RS has come to be regarded as one of the top sports cars to emerge from the 1970s. It was designed with motor sport 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. Today, it remains a rare, much sought after and invariably very expensive Porsche, which has led to the creation of many replicas being built to RS specification. Originally delivered to Portugal on June 1st 1973, this Touring specification model was the subject of a comprehensive restoration completed only last year, and as a result this just two owners from new Porsche is described as being in perfect and excellent condition. Finished in yellow with black interior, this splendid example of the evergreen Carrera RS comes with a declaration from Porsche Iberia and Portuguese registration papers.Dieser 911 RS Touring wurde neu an seinen Erstbesitzer in Portugal ausgeliefert und erst im letzten Jahr aufwndig restauriert. Mit nur zwei Vorbesitzern wird dieser Porsche von seinem Einlieferer als in hervorragendem Zustand beschrieben. Mit portugiesischen Zulassungspapieren.