RS #1429 coming up for sale

[911MRP]

Listing says it is Homologation rather than M471//472 specification. Estimate: $1,300,000 - $1,500,000

Some immediate observations regarding a few details:

I have a 12 page factory "Carrera RS Ordering Procedure and Specification" document from 1973 covering "Carrera RS" model 911 744 (interestingly the base pre conversion variant is not referred to as RSH in this period document). Document in my possession defines the specification of the base Carrera RS before going on to list each specific change required to make either M471 or M472 conversion including for example:

forged alloy front 6 15 with 165 15 tubeless tyres,
7 15 rears with 185/70 tyres,
no aluminium door sills,
no side window sill trim,
no torsion bar access covers. (Note no covers in period rally photo).

This example seems to be different in these details?

Source is early 1973 factory document that came among my own cars paperwork that instructed dealers how to fill in various columns of the Carrera RS order card and also where required instructed them to provide other information in an accompanying letter.

Document then lists all changes required for conversion orders to M471/472/491

Maybe being a third series RS with quite a late chassis number this particular RSH spec varied from my factory order /spec document? Presumably by that late stage this example was ordered and made in a single step processes similar to normal series production rather than the two step ordering process and multi step complex conversion process used for the first 500/1000 examples of the RS.

Assume that the original 6 and 7 wheels were changed for rallying purposes early on in life as shown in period picture?

Also wonder being a late series car despite it being marked as "homologation" if it was originally actually constructed using the light-weight thinner-gauge panels because stocks of these panels reserved exclusively for the limited series RS reputedly ran out several hundreds in series prior to this example being made?

http://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1973-p ... 2-7-rsh-2/

Interesting car. Not mine no affiliation.

[KS]

It appears to have disappeared from their listing.

[911MRP]

Hi Keith

Link fixed. Think it is still in the auction catalogue.

Steve

[one-two]

Lot withdrawn

[john ruston]

From States
Porsche and Ferrari prices about 30 % off.

They were pushing their luck with that price to begin with.

Lots of disappointed owners out there.