1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring

heroldius (65)in #cars • 5 years ago

In Villa Erba (Italy) in May, this sexy beast 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring will be heading to auction through RM Sotheby's, one of the last Carrera RS 2.7 produced...

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History of the Porsche 911 Carrera RS

The Porsche 911 Carrera is the sports car by excellence with its famous duck-tailed. In 1972, in order to compete in Group 4, Porsche needed to produce at least 500 road cars in one year with the 2.7 liter engine to meet the requirements. The Porsche engineers installed the 2,681 cc SOHC air-cooled V6 engine in a 911 chassis with some wheels and tires modifications. And the ducktail spoiler was added to reduce rear-end lift at high speeds.

Two models was proposed to customer the Touring M472 or the lightweight M471 (more racing oriented). And Tony Lapine, GM and Porsche designer, has the idea of the negative Carrera graphic on the car's flank. The Porsche 911 Carrera was born...

Specification

With its 2,681 cc SOHC V6 engine tamed by 5 speed manual transmission, the Porsche Carrera 2.7 delivers 210 hp (20 hp more the standard 911 S).

This model was restored by SportWagen and Jaz, English Porsche specialist, in its original colours. The interior is also splendid with its upholstering by the famous Neil Tadman and the instruments by Palo Alto Speedometer.