'73 RS colours

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:45 am

Hello there,

Does anyone have any idea of how many RS Tourings
were originally spec'd with black paint?

Has anyone seen one? If so how do they look?

Cheers,

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:39 am

62 RSs were delivered in black

higs356 · Post by **higs356** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:39 am

Hi

The Black RS look is Awesome ...I had a black RS Rep . They look great when clean but they are almost impossible to keep that way and ANY imperfections in paint, gaps or fit is amplified by black.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:33 pm

Black RS's are the business

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:55 pm

Regards
Mike

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:46 am

I'm nearly convinced... I really am!

Maybe just a few more photos would do it?

Mr.Moss? I know you're sitting on a few more!

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:35 am

OK Steve, more of the same car.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:29 am

210bhp wrote:

Regards
Mike

and what you can just see on Mikes RS is the very subtle black carrera lettering down the side

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:11 am

Here's another black RS Touring - this time with red decals:

theorangeperil · Post by **theorangeperil** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:07 am

Anyone know why some cars came with a cast metal rear badge and others with a decal?

gulf908 · Post by **gulf908** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:16 am

The black RSs are spectacular !!
There was a sunroof one came here in the late '70s from the UK via a Qantas steward and was shown at several PC New South Wales concours to great admiration.
It went through several owners hands and after restoration went to Japan in the late '80s for aus$200k so the rumour goes !!

Its back here somewhere now changing hands for a lot less on its way back !

Cheers,
Dennis.

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:29 pm

Anyone know why some cars came with a cast metal rear badge and others with a decal?

I think the plastic 'Carrera RS' badge was originally used on Touring models that were optioned without the side & ducktail decals.

theorangeperil · Post by **theorangeperil** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:45 pm

That makes sense as I came across a rhd black 911 last year in a village in Hertfordshire and when I talked to the owner he told me it was an RS factory optioned without the decals, whale tail, and it had the plastic badge. It also had the rs front spoiler, and black seats with red/green tartan inserts - an awesome car, I assume the owner knew what it was worth...

higs356 · Post by **higs356** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:54 pm

Anyone have a breakdown of all of the other colours for RS

Is it true there were no RS in silver ?

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:12 pm

Good idea Hig; that'd be real interesting and quite enlightening.

Can I guess at one Chartreuse (sp?)

Jade Greens? Dalmation Blues?

Anyone?