1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring
Chassis No. 9113601537
Engine No.: 6631446
Transmission No.: 7831493
Miles: 17,832

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The 1973 Carrera RS is sought after by collectors worldwide and is considered by many to be the best 911ever produced. It’s precision handling, light weight, powerful engine and classic lines are what makes this the ‘holy grail’ of 911s.

Porsche built only 1308 Touring versions of the Carrera RS in 1973. This particular car was built in the last batch of 500 produced. It was purchased by world famous automotive enthusiast and collector Bruce Meyer in 2004 and has became a prized part of his collection. The car was in excellent condition but Meyer wanted to take it to the next level of perfection and chose Canepa Design for the project.

All of the mechanical and electronic systems were thoroughly inspected, and where needed restored to factory new condition. The engine was completely rebuilt. The suspension was upgraded with new 21mm front, and 27mm rear, torsion bars and new Bilstein shocks. New brake rotors and rebuilt calipers were installed along with all new front and rear wheel bearings. The entire chassis was restored to full concours standards. The attention to detail is second to none. For example, original factory wheel weights that are unique to the Fuchs alloy wheels were sourced to balance the new Yokohama AVS tires.

The body and interior were also detailed to very high concours standards. The front bumper, hood and rear “Duck Tail” spoiler were superbly refinished and new “Carrera RS” and “Porsche” graphics installed. The seats were completely rebuilt and upholstered in new factory matching material. The entire interior was completely cleaned and detailed. The trunk and gas tank were also restored to “as new” condition.

The result is a truly spectacular Carrera RS, one that looks every bit as good as it performs. 0-60 MPH in just 5.5 seconds with a top speed of 150 MPH.
2.7 Liters
210 HP
188 Ft. Lbs. of Torque
Weight: 2117 lbs.

Carrera RS Background
The Carrera name was reintroduced from the 356 Carrera which had itself been named after Porsche's victories in the Carrera Panamericana races in Mexico in the 1950s. The RS was built so that Porsche could race it in the FIA’s Group 4, which demanded that a certain minimum number of production cars were made. Compared with a standard 911S, the Carrera 2.7 RS had a larger engine (2687 cc) developing 210 HP (154 kW) with MFI, revised and stiffened suspension, a "ducktail" rear spoiler, larger brakes, wider rear wheels and rear wings. 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 the thin-gauge steel used for parts of the body shell and also the use of thinner glass. In total, 1580 were made, comfortably exceeding the 500 that had to be made to qualify for the vital FIA Group 4 class.

Carrera production started with chassis number 9113600011 (produced in 04/1972) till 9113601590 (produced in 07/1973). There were only 1580 original Carrera Rs's divided in roughly three production batches of 500 each. Of those 17 were homologation specials, 200 were Sports versions with M 471 code, 1308 were touring version with M 472 code, and 55 were racing specials coded M 491.

 

 

 

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