K_J_R wrote:BANzai Rastafarai wrote:bit of an update on the trailer Porsche... thats actually a much sought after 1973 RS.....car number 36 of 50 made in RHD.. that pic is prolly the last you'll see of it here.....that car was on its way to the port to get loaded into a container.
Foreign collector bought it.
Bitter sweet. Cuz that car, once restored properly, will fetch a pretty US/UK Shekel for it...and trinidad had one here...smh
Adam Levine paid close to 900kUSD for his.....and his was LHD...
*shrugs
i'm no expert or porsche owner, but i think that looks more like a turbo carrera, based on the whale tail spoiler. RS used a ducktail.
fantastic nonetheless.
911 Carrera RS (1973 and 1974)
Porsche 911 Carrera RS, 1973
These models are sometimes considered by enthusiasts to be the most "classic" 911s. RS stands for Rennsport in German, meaning race sport. The Carrera name was reintroduced from the 356 Carrera which had itself been named after Porsche's class victories in the Carrera Panamericana races in Mexico in the 1950s. The RS was built to meet motorsport homologation requirements. Compared to a standard 911S, the Carrera 2.7 RS had a larger engine (2687 cc) developing 210 PS (150 kW; 210 hp) with Bosch (Kugelfischer) mechanical fuel injection, revised and stiffened suspension, a "ducktail" rear spoiler, larger brakes, wider rear wheels and rear fenders. In RS Touring form it weighed 1075 kg (2370 lb), in Sport Lightweight form it was about 100 kg (220 lb) lighter, the saving coming from thin gauge steel used for parts of the body shell and also the use of thinner glass. In total, 1,580 were made, and qualified for the FIA Group 4 class. 49 Carrera RS cars were built with 2808 cc engines producing 300 PS (221 kW).
For the 1974 IROC Championship (which started in Dec. 1973), 1973 Carrera RSR models were fitted with the 3.0 engine and a flat "whale tail" in place of the ducktail spoiler.
In 1974, Porsche created the Carrera RS 3.0 with mechanical fuel injection producing 230 PS (169 kW). Its price was almost twice that of the 2.7 RS, but it offered racing capability. The chassis was largely similar to that of the 1973 Carrera RSR and the brake system was from the Porsche 917. The use of thinner metal plate panels and a Spartan interior enabled its weight to be reduced to around 900 kg (1984 lb).
1976 Porsche 911 2.7
The Carrera RSR 3.0 was sold to racing teams and scored wins in several major sports car races of the mid-1970s. Also, a prototype Carrera RSR Turbo (with 2.1 L engine due to a 1.4x equivalency formula) came second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1974 and won several major races, a significant event in that its engine would form the basis of many future Porsche attempts in sports car racing. This, and the earlier Porsche 917, was Porsche's commitment to turbocharger applications in its cars.
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