Ciro drives a Porsche 911 Carrera RS recreation

The 911 Carrera RS of 1973 is among Porsche’s most recognisable and desirable models. Ciro De Siena got the opportunity to drive this rather verdant recreation.

The Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 was introduced at the 1972 Paris Auto Salon to rave reviews, and the first 500 cars sold out quickly (and remain highly sought-after to this day).

When we filmed this video, an original 911 Carrera RS 2.7 in good nick could fetch R9- to R10 million.

Despite Porsche’s sales department’s reluctance to approve a 2nd production run, another group of 500 cars was built, and then a 3rd run, despite the factory sharply increasing the retail price each time.

Porsche 911 Carrera RS recreation interior

Most of the 2nd and 3rd production runs were delivered as “Touring” versions, retaining the bodies, interior trim and comfort features of the 911 S.

In total, 1 590 examples of the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 were built (including “Homologation,” or “H” cars) and sold, enough to qualify the model for Group 3 (standard GT production cars) of the World Championship of Makes. Today, the 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7 is one of the most coveted sportscars on the planet.

Porsche 911 Carrera RS recreation engine bay

This car is a Porsche 911 RS recreation of high quality that was built to this specification in the mid-Noughties. The base for the build was a rust-free 1973 911 T in Emerald Green. An original RS engine from chassis number 911 3600 676 was fitted, and original RS period parts were sourced.

These parts include:

380mm steering wheel
RS instrumentation
Recaro RS seats
85L RS plastic fuel tank
Aluminium ATE brakes
RS oil cooling system
019 mechanical fuel injection

An original 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (911 360 1133), which the builder also owned at the time, was used as a reference to make sure this car is as historically correct as possible.

As the car’s previous owner had used the Porsche 911 Carrera RS recreation as his daily for the best part of decade, he comissioned a detailed mechanical refurbishment some time before this videoshoot, including an engine rebuild, repair of the MFI by Eisenbrandt Germany, new suspension bushes, rebuilt brake calipers, rebuild of gearbox and cosmetic refurbishment (in particular the rear fender arches).

Although not an original model, this Porsche 911 Carrera RS recreation was based around an original RS engine from the original production run and complemented with many original period parts, unlike other examples, which lack the attention to detail, historical accuracy and driving experience.

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