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If you were in the US, it was harder back in 1972
& 1973 to get a MY1973 911 RS than a .1 991
gt3 RS today! They were not sold here new.
One could import them for competition purposes
only (they could not be register for road use in US).
And yes, Porsche initially estimated a limited
demand for the '73 RS & proposed building only
500 to meet Group 4 Special GT homologation.
Although demand for this stripped model at first
was 'weak', it suddenly started to 'take off' &
eventually nearly 1,600 units (1560 or 1580)
were built, with the majority coming with the
'Touring Package'.
Ten years after the its introduction, I was
working in NYC & a member of the NNJ
PCA Region. I heard there of someone
that was bringing in 'grey market' 1973
911 RS that originally were sold new in
Italy. I called the guy & set up a meeting
& test ride. The car was a beautiful 'Orange'
Touring example. The seller wanted $25K
for it. I passed on it because I thought it
was too 'noisy', due to its rather sparse
factory-applied insulation. Go figure.
Now, from the vantage view at my Carmel
assisted-living senior home, I wish I would
have pulled the trigger. I could sell it now
and make enough capital gains to pay for
my 'Depends'...and a lifetime supply of the
finest Islay Single Malt Scotch!
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
thanks for the info, actually this months Excellence magazine has an article on an RS and mentions that the feds at one time were trying to confiscate some that were brought in by Vasek Polak
Anticipated your mom jokes. Just goes to show your level of maturity, and my assumptions are correct.
Originally Posted by dark knight
really you were offended by "old people" seriously who was alive and able to afford an RS in 73, who should I ask, time travelers? I dont need to stroke my ego, your mom and sister did that for me on Valentines day
Wow, even this topic is causing some grief. Let's stop this $hit and grow up. There, a somewhat old man says so. Back in 73, I was in high school, just about to get my licence and looking forward to driving my grandfather's 62 Pontiac.
your such a great driver dark knight XD.... those credentials though ROFL.
I dont get it, and Im not saying Im any kind of driver, just defending myself against charges that Im here because I can only drive PDK. As for the charges of immaturity, I am guilty 100 percent! but back to the topic at hand...
Can recommend a good lecture on the original RS - the new edition of the RS book - written by Dr. Konradsheim / Gruber
If you every have a question on the original RS - call Dr. K - runs a small Porsche sales shop in Vienna... www.rsr.at all around extremely knowledgeable and great guy.
The new edition of the Carrera RS book gained 178 pages over the first, sold-out edition of 1992. Many new insights and findings found their way into the 2015 edition. A vast amount of yet unreleased historical photographs illustrate the motorsport career of this legendary model.
The book describes the origin of the "Carrera legend," which is followed by a portrayal of earlier Carrera types. The key part of the book are the chapters that cover the development and technical specifications of the Carrera RS. The optional equipment is shown in detail. The technical aspects and motorsport career of the RSR race version is extensively documented. The research for the new edition spanned over three full years and the authors were happy that Porsche opened its archive for them, allowing glimpses of internal notes and other period documentation.
The revised text goes hand in hand with an abundance of unknown historical photographic material. The book lists all 1,580 Carrera RS built, giving all production details on colors, equipment and interior – the ideal reference book for aficionados, collectors and restorers. The 434-page English edition is numbered and limited to 3,000 copies. The book is yellow clothbound and protected by a brown cloth slip case.
Details:
- Numbered and limited edition of 3.000 copies
- 434 pages
- 25.7 x 29.9 cm
- Clothbound cover and slipcase
- Over 1,000 photographs and illustrations
- English edition, published August 2015
really you were offended by "old people" seriously who was alive and able to afford an RS in 73, who should I ask, time travelers? I dont need to stroke my ego, your mom and sister did that for me on Valentines day
I don't care about the old people reference which was kind of amusing and it's ok to be non-PC, but the above is juvenile and offensive and has no place on RL.
really you were offended by "old people" seriously who was alive and able to afford an RS in 73, who should I ask, time travelers? I dont need to stroke my ego, your mom and sister did that for me on Valentines day
Very classy
Grow up (even teenagers nowadays would think such comments are childish)
This being said your original question is very valid
I was five and living in England. So...perhaps easier to get one so long as I was willing to deal with a steering wheel on the "wrong" side and the main dealer would extend credit to a minor, but very much harder to use since I couldn't have seen over the dashboard or reached the pedals.
Agree with Mike too, though baiting the kid wasn't exactly classy or necessary. I'm not offended by my age!
I don't care about the old people reference which was kind of amusing and it's ok to be non-PC, but the above is juvenile and offensive and has no place on RL.
Originally Posted by silverrules
Agree with Mike. Surprised to see this kind of language on RL.
Man, I am 40 not young by any means but take offense to your ignorant "old people" comment. Almost typical with pdk, it enables a new breed of GT3 owner. If the 991gt3/RS was manual only you probably would not be here and a few others as well.
What if I said that I take offense to your ignorant and relentless jeremiads against millenials in nearly every post you make on RL? Based on past posts of yours I would've thought you were 70-80 instead of 40.
I am a millennial, and I have owned several Porsches (2 manual, 1 PDK-S) over the past 4 years. There is not currently a 991 GT model that is offered with a manual transmission, so why not go hang out in the 993 or 997 GT2/3 fora with other old men who wear dad jeans and suffer from ED?
I'm going to make a shirt for myself saying "Only here because of PDK" lol its true not ashamed, although I do hope to learn how to drive manual in the future!
I wasn't even born in 1973 so I have no idea, but I'm sure there's a lot more "hot" money than there was in 1973. I also doubt you had as many people who had cars as "investments" back then.
02-14-2016, 09:05 PM
