Just skimmed the pictures while on tbe hoof which are very small on images my iPhone but questions on a few details:
- why 150 mph speedo changed from mainland European West Germany km ?
- even more curious why’s the early handbrake symbol on such a late RS third series vin; I suppose original could’ve failed but normally something that gets changed for earlier?
- looks to be replacement front slam aluminium vin tag — so many punched stampings ?
- not original paint tag?
- later bonnet crest ?
- under bonnet light?
- replacement front spoiler perhaps?
- front seat insert material looks smooth not corduroy ?
- toolkit not original
- no black under rockers etc?
Need to see it displayed on another device to view it better as that touch zoom isn’t easy to navigate — maybe none too big an issue to correct if authenticity is aim — but it’s curious why such details presented that way on a car that looks from those small thumbnails quite smartly presented?
Steve
Last edited by 911MRP; 12-16-2022 at 04:38 PM.
Later '73 production would have a single bolt cooling fan strap too.
Doug Dill
1973 911E Coupe
PCA #1987109761
Early 911S Registry #548
The rear slam panel looks to be incorrect?
Steve Shea #1 joined a long time ago
58 speedster
66 912
67S
73S
97 VW eurovan
1132 honda snowblower
member Jackson Hole Ski Club
This one reminds me of the condition of mine when I bought it in 1984. Cars that were fixed/repainted at the time were often "upgraded" with non-original parts- and often those wrong parts were viewed as an improvement! Some of the changes on this one like the speedo were probably the result of the federalization process when the car was imported. Others like the slam panel were just because that's what you got when you purchased that part from Porsche; they weren't offering the originals anymore. And still other inaccuracies were probably just oversights made at the time, like the wrong toolkit. Because back then who really cared?
So to me the state of the car as presented serves as forensic evidence to pinpoint the time that many of the repairs were made. And I'm intentionally avoiding the use of "restored' because that's not the process this car appears to have undergone. And if they actually did all this work recently, then, yeah, the shop and/or owner deserves some criticism.
Jeff Jensen
Good points Jeff. One of the reasons I put my observations with question marks was there is no context (yet) in the listings writ up so not a clear if (for example) claiming to be an recent very authentic restoration which would be quite different to the orange car that sold at auction in London on November (for instance) where the seller was pretty candid both in the listing and in my chats during previews about the positioning of that orange car. Be interesting to see the blurb.
Steve
Last edited by 911MRP; 12-19-2022 at 11:49 AM.
I noticed on the front VIN plate it says TYPE 911SC? Is that normal for an RS?
Last edited by Haasman; 01-17-2023 at 12:38 PM.
Haasman
Registry #2489
R Gruppe #722
65 911 #302580
70 914-6 #9140431874
73 911s #9113300709
Clyde Boyer
1973 2.4E Coupe RHD Aussie 5 speed
1973 2.4E Coupe RHD Aussie 5 speed my first ever 911 (1995)
Early S Registry Member #294
First Aussie R Gruppe Member #366
TYP 901 Register Inc #6
Unique VIN 'SC' plate to the RS . . .
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS - Gulf Blue 10.jpg
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS - 0982 5.jpg
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS - Bahia Red 7-2.jpg
1973 RS Olive 4.jpg
1973 RS Yellow 3.jpg
1973 2.7L Carrera RS - GP White 4-1.jpg
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS - Light Yellow 5.jpg
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS 0388 - Orange 4-1.jpg
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS 0479 - Black 4.jpg
1973 Porsche 2.7L 911 Carrera RS Lightweight - Oxford Blue 12.jpg
Doug Dill
1973 911E Coupe
PCA #1987109761
Early 911S Registry #548
The second photo example … hmmm!?