1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring
- Engine
- 2.7L flat-six
- Colour
- Grand Prix White with red side stripes and matching red wheels
A May 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring (chassis 1272), one of just 1,308 M472-coded Touring variants built for FIA homologation. Delivered new in Grand Prix White with red striping and matching wheels to a Düsseldorf buyer, it has passed through only three owners in over five decades. A 2025 specialist inspection confirmed largely original condition, though the crankcase halves are believed to be 1987 replacement aluminium items with restamped numbers.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €353,750 (≈ $389K)
- 1973-05-01 → 2002Factory deliveryFirst German owner (Düsseldorf)partial documentation
Original purchaser, based in Düsseldorf, retained the car for nearly three decades before selling.
- 2002 → 2013Private saleBelgian second ownerpartial documentation
Kept the car for approximately a decade before it moved on to the third owner.
- 2013-05-01 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Third owner; commissioned a detailed inspection by Porsche specialist Mark Waring of Rennsport Classics in late 2025.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1987Engine rebuild
The crankcase halves appear to have been replaced with aftermarket aluminium items produced in 1987, subsequently restamped with the correct engine type and serial numbers; these are not the original stampings.
Identified during a 2025 inspection; the correct numbers are present but are restamped rather than factory-original.
- 2025InspectionRennsport Classics
Comprehensive condition assessment by a recognised Porsche authority confirmed broadly original and very good overall condition, authenticated the chassis plate and stamped chassis number, and flagged the non-original crankcase stampings.
Inspection carried out by Mark Waring; full written report included in the history file.
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