1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring
- Engine
- 2.7L flat-six, 210 hp
- Colour
- Gulf Orange
Chassis 0388 is a first-series 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7, delivered new in Paris as a Touring specification car finished in Sepia Brown — believed to be one of just four examples sold new into France in that colour. Originally used as an everyday vehicle, it later entered the collection of Philippe Aunay, President of Porsche Club France, who commissioned a comprehensive overhaul including a colour change to Gulf Orange and a full engine rebuild. The car subsequently passed to Autofarm, the UK Porsche specialist co-founded in 1973, where a further engine overhaul was undertaken in 2021.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £342,500 (≈ $428K)
- 1973 →Factory deliveryFirst French owner(s), Parispartial documentation
Delivered new in Paris as a no-options Touring variant; reportedly used heavily as daily transport in the early years. One of approximately four examples sold in France in Sepia Brown.
- 1986 → 2004Acquisition unknownPhilippe Aunaypartial documentation
President of Porsche Club France for over two decades and founder of the Rouen Porsche Centre and an IMSA race team; commissioned a full restoration including a colour change to Gulf Orange and a mechanical rebuild. Car reportedly had 223,000 km at time of acquisition, per a 1992 magazine article.
- 2004 → 2016InheritanceAunay family estatepartial documentation
Following Philippe Aunay's death, the collection including this car was stored; a 2015 photograph documents the car in storage. The collection was dispersed after the death of his wife in 2016.
- 2016-10-01 →Private saleJosh Sadler / Autofarmfull documentation
Acquired from the Aunay family after negotiations with Philippe's son Olivier; Sadler founded Autofarm in 1973 and had a personal connection to the RS 2.7. An engine overhaul was carried out in 2021, incorporating modern engineering improvements.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1986RestorationLouis Meznarie
Comprehensive overhaul commissioned by Philippe Aunay, encompassing a full respray from Sepia Brown to Gulf Orange, simplification of the specification toward the Sport configuration while retaining Recaro sport seats, a factory-exchange gearbox, and a complete engine rebuild on a new unnumbered magnesium crankcase.
Work was carried out by noted Porsche preparer Louis Meznarie. The colour chosen — Gulf Orange — had not previously been sold on any example delivered to France.
- 2021Engine rebuildAutofarm
Engine overhaul undertaken after oil leaks developed, approximately 35 years after the previous rebuild and with the five-digit odometer showing 71,000 km. Estimated actual mileage since the 1986 rebuild was around 48,000 km. Contemporary engineering improvements developed over the intervening decades were incorporated.
Work carried out with Josh Sadler's personal involvement at the Bicester workshop.
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