Porsche 911 Carrera RS

Following its completion in Stuttgart, this Carrera RS 2.7 Touring made its way south to the Italian countryside, where it would remain for the better part of the next 20 years. The car’s first owner was Alberto Doni, a resident of Alatri who purchased it in May 1973 via the still-incorporated dealership Autocentri Balduina of Rome. One can only imagine the smile on Doni’s face as he wound his new Carrera RS from the dealership, nestled in the southern suburbs of Rome, through the foothills of the Lepini Mountains on his way home to Alatri.The car’s original service libretto shows Doni had the car serviced on 6 June 1973 with over 1,100 kilometers already on the odometer, a start to the careful ownership Doni would continue throughout the next two decades. An accompanying estratto holds numerous entries showing Doni kept regular registration of his prized Carrera, while a copy of his correspondence with Porsche in 1988 shows him as keenly aware of the car’s significance.In 2000, this 911 was imported to the United States by Stephen Childs of Placerville, California. Childs toured and displayed the car during his 12 years of ownership, including use as a support vehicle at Laguna Seca Raceway, displays at the Porsche Parade Concours d’Elegance, and various PCA meets. After being acquired by the White Collection in 2012, the car was treated to an extensive service by the marque gurus at Rennsport in Sealy, Texas. Totaling nearly $12,000, work included a full rebuild of the car’s numbers-matching engine as well as resealing the numbers-matching transmission, suspension service, and various other duties to ensure the car was fully sorted. While in the collection, the car has been started and run to operating temperature monthly.
In addition to its numbers-matching engine and gearbox, a close inspection of the under-dash area reveals the correct Porsche production number; moreover, this 911 retains its original factory-applied coat of Grand Prix White exterior paint (save for the repainted front splitter, which is often worn over the course of routine driving) and its original Black leatherette interior. Further emphasizing its highly original presentation, it is accompanied by its original, Italian-language owner’s manual.
In the context of Porsche history, it is almost impossible to overstate the importance of the 1973 911 Carrera 2.7 RS; it is a car which heralded the 911’s transition from plucky class-winner to Endurance Classic victor, while simultaneously offering genuine 150-mph performance from a Porsche for the first time. Consequently, the availability of such a finely preserved example, presented in its original factory colors and retaining its numbers-matching engine and gearbox—is an extremely rare opportunity indeed, and one surely worthy of consideration by any committed Porsche or sports car enthusiast.