Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring, 1972
Porsche 911 I (901, 911)
Porsche 911 I (901, 911)•
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Chassis No.: 9113600181
- Exterior: Orange
- Interior: Black
- Body: Touring
- Very rare early production #181 lightweight chassis continuation touring car
- 2687cc 210 HP engine
- 5-speed transmission
- Independent front and rear suspension
- 4-wheel disc brakes
- Left the factory in Signal Yellow with Black leather interior
- Originally delivered to Germany
- Fuchs wheels
- Factory issued Certificate of Authenticity
- Original tool kit and owner’s manual
If you just add up all the parts of a 911 Carrera 2.7 RS and look at them on paper, they don’t fully explain why the car is a legend. It was not just the specifications that make it the greatest street Porsche of its era, but how those elements are put together. Porsche had gone almost a decade since the last road car they felt deserved the Carrera name, so they obviously expected the new one to be good. The impetus behind the project was a desire to keep the 911 current as a race car, and if they expanded the displacement, they could qualify for new race classes. Porsche knew privateer teams would want the car as well, so it would be built from the ground up for racing.
In line with Porsche philosophy it would be sufficiently civilized to be saleable in showrooms, but underneath, it was track ready and eligible for Group 4 homologation. Porsche engineers and drivers studied the behavior of current 911 race cars on track and systematically began to address each area in which they lost time. Both weight and aerodynamics came under close scrutiny – ultimately, the RS would weigh hundreds of pounds less than a standard 911; and stability and downforce efforts are capped off by the fiberglass front airdam and ducktail competition spoiler, the first one on a production car. As spectacular as the body is, even more work went into the powertrain.
Extracting additional cubic inches from the stock 2.34-liter flat six was not simple, and required pioneering use of nickel-silicon carbide – Nikasil – cylinder linings, previously only used like this in the Porsche 917. Enabling it to make 210 HP from 2.69 liters, this technology ultimately breathed new life into the entire engine lineup. All Carrera RSs were also built with a Type 915/08 five-speed transmission; disc brakes; reinforced front and rear suspension and seven-millimeter spacers for a wider rear track. Standard equipment included 6Jx15 front and 7Jx15 rear forged aluminum wheels, and stiff Bilstein shocks.
The RS was offered in three flavors – a hardcore Racing model; streetable but still ultralight Sport; and the Touring, which brought a more durable steel front bumper in place of fiberglass, and interior equipment closer to a stock 911. Number 181 is among the earliest of the Touring models built. Porsche’s Certificate of Authenticity confirms it was constructed in the first batch of 500 cars between September and November of 1972, although like most 911 Carrera RS models it is listed as a 1973 on the COA. It was recently restored in Europe by a marque specialist, and is reported to be in excellent condition.
Having left the factory in Signal Yellow, it is currently finished in equally eye-catching Orange over a fresh Black leather interior
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