1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0
- Engine
- 3.0L flat-six (type 911/77), ~230 bhp in road trim (up to 330 bhp in race configuration)
- Colour
- Light yellow
One of only 56 examples built, this 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 is a street-specification homologation special invoiced in April 1974 and originally delivered in Light Yellow over black leatherette. Unusually, it retains factory-spec presentation without Carrera RS side graphics and is fitted with a steel electric sliding roof. It passed through several documented German, British, and Swiss owners before its current custodian acquired it in 2004, and retains original RS 3.0 features including a period roll cage, 917-derived brakes, and chassis reinforcements.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate £800,000 – £1,000,000
- 1974 →Factory deliveryMr. Harbel, proprietor of Mahag Munichpartial documentation
Original purchaser; owner of the official Porsche dealership in Munich. Car was invoiced in April 1974 and remained in Germany.
- 1974 →Acquisition unknownJoachim Bessepartial documentation
Listed on a Historic Vehicle Identity Form issued in 1995; believed to have been based in Germany.
- 1976 →Acquisition unknownGoesta Richterpartial documentation
Also listed on the 1995 Historic Vehicle Identity Form; presumed German-based owner.
- 1989 →Acquisition unknownMichael Donahuepartial documentation
Son of racing driver Mark Donohue; identity confirmed via the 1995 Historic Vehicle Identity Form.
- 1994 → 1997Acquisition unknownRupert Beckwith Smithpartial documentation
UK-based owner; car carried British registration plate SRW 697M during this period.
- 1997 →Acquisition unknownLord Beaverbrookpartial documentation
Received the car from Rupert Beckwith Smith; retained UK registration.
- 2002 → 2004Acquisition unknownUnidentified owner who relocated car to Switzerlandnone documentation
Brought the car into Switzerland in 2002; identity not disclosed in the catalogue.
- 2004 →Acquisition unknownCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Based in Aclens, Switzerland; kept the car in well-maintained condition with limited use since acquisition.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Service
The car has been kept in good mechanical order with moderate use by its current custodian, retaining original RS 3.0 components including period roll cage, dead-pedal, chassis and suspension reinforcements, and 917-type brakes.
No specific workshop or date cited; described as ongoing attentive maintenance since 2004.
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