1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring
- Engine
- 2.7L flat-six
- Colour
- Signal Yellow with black livery details
A 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring, finished in Signal Yellow (colour code 5252) with black interior, one of only 87 produced in this colour. Built as a late first-series car and delivered new in Germany, it left the factory with optional electric sunroof, windows, and antenna/speaker package. The car passed through several German owners before being imported to the United States in partially restored condition, where restoration work was completed by California Porsche Restorations. It is accompanied by tools, books, service records, and a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$649,000
- 1973-02-02 → 1977Factory deliveryPaul Wiehagefull documentation
Resident of Lubeck, Germany; consistently serviced the car at a local Porsche dealership throughout his ownership, as evidenced by the service booklet.
- 1977 → 1977-02-09Private salePorsche Edgar Kittner Sportwagenzentrumpartial documentation
Lubeck-based Porsche dealership that had previously serviced the car; apparently acquired it from the first owner before reselling it shortly after.
- 1977-02-09 → 1986-09-24Private saleFrand Demleitnerpartial documentation
Resident of Stockelsdorf; purchased from the dealership that had also maintained the vehicle.
- 1986-09-24 → 2003Private saleUwe Buchspartial documentation
Based in Iserlohn, Germany; held the car for approximately 17 years.
- 2011-03-03 →Private salePeter Gohringerpartial documentation
Based in Karlsruhe; identified as the fourth owner of the vehicle.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMasood Azadpourerpartial documentation
Munich-based owner who acquired the car roughly a year after Gohringer; the car was subsequently imported in a partially restored state.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Took possession after restoration work was finished by a specialist in Fallbrook, California; also commissioned a full mechanical service in Costa Mesa, California.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —RestorationCalifornia Porsche Restorations
Car arrived in the United States in a partially restored state and the work was brought to completion at a high standard, covering an unspecified scope of bodywork and mechanical reconditioning.
Workshop is located in Fallbrook, California. Restoration was carried out roughly four years before the catalogue date.
- —ServiceEuropean Collectibles
Comprehensive service carried out with both engine and transmission removed; all ancillary components freshened and a correct new tyre set fitted.
Workshop located in Costa Mesa, California; work performed in May of the catalogue year.
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