1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight

9113601418roadGermany

Engine: 2.7L air-cooled flat-six, SOHC, Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 210 bhp at 6,300 rpm

The 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight is one of the most celebrated homologation specials in automotive history, built to qualify the 911 for FIA Group 4 competition. Featuring a 210 bhp Bosch-injected 2.7-litre flat-six, a distinctive ducktail spoiler, and an aggressively weight-reduced body, it was delivered new in June 1973 and passed through two documented German owners before entering a private Porsche collection in 2000, where it has been regularly maintained.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold £224,000 (≈ $280K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1973-06-01 →Factory delivery
Josef Pütz
partial documentation
First registered owner; took delivery of the lightweight variant new from the factory in mid-1973.
1984-08-23 → 2000Acquisition unknown
Dr Reinhard Wolfgang Jacobi
full documentation
Acquired the car at roughly 38,000 km; initiated a restoration starting May 1985, during which the original engine and gearbox were apparently replaced. Re-registered the vehicle in January 1995 following the restoration.
2000 →Acquisition unknown
Avid collector of limited-production Porsches
partial documentation
Current consignor; kept the car in a private collection with regular servicing carried out by Porsche Zentrum Flughafen Stuttgart, receipts on file.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1985
Restoration
A restoration was begun by Dr Jacobi commencing May 1985; during this work the original engine and gearbox are believed to have been replaced, as the current engine block is unstamped and the transmission is a non-original unit.
The precise completion date is unknown; the car was re-registered by Dr Jacobi in January 1995, suggesting the restoration spanned some years.
—Service
Porsche Zentrum Flughafen Stuttgart
Ongoing routine servicing carried out after 2000, with documented service receipts retained on file.
Receipts for servicing are included in the car's documentation file.

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