1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring (M472)
- Engine
- 2.7L air-cooled flat-six, SOHC, Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 210 bhp at 6,300 rpm
- Colour
- Light Ivory
A first-series Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring (M472), this car is the 48th example of that specification built among 1,308 produced. Originally delivered to a customer in Portugal on 4 January 1973 in Light Ivory over black leatherette, it was optioned with an electric sunroof, rear wiper, headrests, and a Blaupunkt stereo. The car spent considerable time in Monaco before passing through Swiss ownership; it retains its original 2.7-litre flat-six engine, which has since been rebuilt by a Swiss specialist.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate £425,000 – £525,000
- 1973-01-04 →Factory deliveryPortuguese customerpartial documentation
Original recipient of the vehicle; car was first registered in Portugal on 4 January 1973.
- 2006 → 2010Acquisition unknownSwiss collectorpartial documentation
Acquired in 2006; held the car for approximately four years before selling it on.
- 2010 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Had the bodywork refinished in the original Light Ivory shade and commissioned Atelier RS 73 Châtillon in Biere, Switzerland to rebuild the original engine.
- Date unknownMonaco-based owner or ownerspartial documentation
The car spent an extended period in Monaco; Monegasque registration papers are present but no named owner or precise dates are given.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
Exterior repainted in the car's original Light Ivory factory colour.
Carried out during the current owner's tenure, which began in 2010.
- —Engine rebuildAtelier RS 73 Châtillon
The original 2.7-litre flat-six engine was overhauled and rebuilt; the gearbox is noted as a replacement unit fitted at an unspecified earlier date.
Workshop is located in Biere, Switzerland. The original gearbox had been replaced prior to this work, at an unknown point in the car's history.
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