The car was subjected to a strip down and the restoration was commenced but was bit completed before its purchase by its next keeper in 2002; well-known collector and expert in historic Porsches, Russell Edmond Harris. Having owned over eighty examples of 1973 2.7 Carrera RS and more than 20% of the 1974 3.0 RS factory production, Edmond Harris retained this example along with a second car in his private collection. Tasking famed expert Neil Bainbridge of BS Motorsport with a completing a comprehensive restoration, there are a wealth of invoices on file documenting restorative works to the shell. Towards the end of the restoration in August 2008, the car was placed for sale for personal reasons and was reassembled using the engine as it was removed. Autofarm handled the sale to Mr Cavezzale who would retain the car for five years. Cavezzale completed the comprehensive nature of the restoration and tasked Autofarm with full suspension, engine and gearbox rebuilds.
In October 2013, the 2.7 RS moved to Holland, finding residence with the nephew of the owner of the Porsche Centre. Mr Dullaart cared for the car for two years ahead of its return to the UK by noted Ferrari & Porsche collector, Mr Hart. Between 2019 and 2022, the RS was kept in the car of Mr Probert who once more tasked BS Motorsport with looking after the car. Some rectification works were carried out by Bainbridge including the fitment of the correct headlining and new fuel lines to accommodate modern fuel.
Sold by DK Engineering the most recent custodian, the 2.7 RS has most recently been stored as a part of a prominent collection within our secure storage facility. Today the car remains in “as restored” and superb condition being presented in its original colour combination and being matching numbers. It has now covered a thought-genuine 71,140 kms from new and just over 7,000 kms since the rebuild was completed.
The car is accompanied by a superb file that documents and traces the car back to its first owner as well as containing a wealth of invoices confirming the extent of the full restoration and indeed its superior quality. A report by noted expert Jochen Bader was carried out in April 2025 and is available to view on request. This wonderful 2.7 Carrera RS Lightweight is available to view by appointment at our showrooms outside London immediately.
Of the 1590 Carrera RS’s produced, only 200 were the highly sought after M471 lightweights. These cars have come to epitomise the ethos of Porsche’s greatest ever road car.
- Supplied new to Switzerland in January 1973
- Original colours of Grand Prix White with Blue script
- 1 of 200 original M471 Lightweight examples
- Original shell and matching engine
- Comprehensively restored by Neil Bainbridge and Autofarm
- Reports by Mark Waring & Neil Bainbridge on file
- Last serviced in October 2024 and UK registered
- Sold to current owner by DK Engineering
- Inspection by Jochen Bader in April 2025
The ultimate 911. There is no more iconic silhouette than that of the early 911 and of all the variations and differences in these cars the shape of the 2.7 RS with its Aerodynamic ducktail is the most instantly recognisable. It captured the imagination like the Jaguar E type had a decade before, and the initial run of 500 sold out almost immediately. Porsche had to reinstate production to build more – another 1,090, in fact – in order to meet demand.
RS stands for Rennsport in German, meaning „racing sport“. 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 reference “RS“ will quicken the pulse of Porsche connoisseurs. Models such as the legendary Carrera RS 2.7 of 1972, the 1991 964 911 RS, the 2004 996 GT3 RS and the 2007 997 GT3 RS are all normally aspirated sports cars that stand out on account of their extreme degree of manoeuvrability and handling.
These sensational cars also achieved great success on the race track, RS both in touring and in lightweight spec were raced in almost every sports car race, the lightly modified RSR examples scored victories in the Targa Florio, the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring all in their first year. Weighing in at only 975kg, 2.7 RS’s have an impressive top speed of 150mph and performance figures of 0-65mph in just 5.8 seconds.
Porsche built just 200 2.7 RSs in lightweight trim, which differed from Touring specification cars in the following ways; The fibreglass front and rear bumper panels had no metal and rubber trim added (just black tape), likewise there was no trim along the sides of the sills and no over-riders. The cars were fitted with lightweight racing seats fitted with turnbuckle adjusters and there was no clock fitted. There were no rear seats and no carpets in the front footwell, just rubber mats. The rear side windows were fixed whilst the doors have basic “railway carriage” pull leather strap openers and small plastic black draw handles with no door pockets. Under the bonnet there was only one battery (two in the Tourings), no “T”pull in the l/h door shut to open the engine compartment but two rubber “T” handles connected to a metal double hook fixed to the base of the bootlid. Supplied in this basic trim the lightweight cars were usually dispatched to privateer gentleman racers for competition use.
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