PORSCHE 911 2.7 CARRERA, 1973

Chassis/Chassis n. 9114600060 Engine/Engine n. 6640063 - Sporting Palmares (Driven by Leonardo Pittoni and Francoise Conconi) - Among the very first produced (the number 60) - Matching Number and Matching Color - Completely restored (certified by Officina Nicodemi) - Bodywork in original India Red color (cod.027) - Interior in black and blue imitation leather - Engine with 210hp - Engine of the Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS - Very few examples produced (1036) - Original Documents (1989) - Italian Targa of the time (1989) - Sporting Palmares (Driven by Leonardo Pittoni and Francoise Conconi) - Among the very first produced (number 60) - Matching Number & Matching Colour - Completely restored (certified by Officina Nicodemi) - Bodywork in original Guards Red colour (cod.027) - Black imitation leather interior - Matching Number and Matching Colour - Engine with 210hp - Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS engine - Very few examples produced (1036) - Original Documents (1989) - Italian number plate of the time (1989) In the fifties the Porsche 356 was in production for too many years, so the car manufacturer decided to create a new model. The technical project was followed by Ferry Porsche, while the aesthetic one by his son. He tried in every way to create a cockpit that was suitable to accommodate four people. Soon, however, he gave up this enterprise and fell back on the classic 2+2. Immediately the line of the car turned out to be elegant and balanced. The first version was presented in 1963 and is still in production. In 1972 the 911 Carrera RS (RennSport) was offered, powered by a 2,687 cm³ (210 hp) mechanically-injected version of the classic 6-cylinder boxer engine and a lighter body, with aluminium bonnets and doors and tapered non-structural sheet metal. The Carrera RS was available in a Touring version with an interior similar to that of the 911 S and Sport, with a simplified interior layout to further reduce weight, and was recognisable by its famous ducktail rear wing, the adhesive strips on the side and the alloy wheels to match the strips. It was only available in the coupe version, the performance was remarkable, with a weight of 980 kg the 0-100 km/h sprint was in just 5.9 seconds for a top speed of 237 km/h. But the real treat for fans around the world came with the new range that included the 911 standard (150 hp), the 911 S (177 hp) but especially with the 911 Carrera (210 hp) all available in two versions of bodywork coupe and targa. This last version, in order to underline its strongly sporty-racing character, boasted the term Carrera in homage to the American Carrera, it maintained the bodywork of the other 911s, without lightening and aesthetic variations (except for the first 500 that had a reinforcement in the central tunnel and the sheet metal of the rear wheel arches coming from the 2.7 Carrera RS whose production had ended a couple of months earlier), while the engine was the same as the Carrera RS of the previous series (pre-bumper), an exciting engine that allowed the 911 Carrera 2.7 to sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 6.1 seconds and reach a top speed of 239 km/h. The 911 Carrera 2.7 was sold only in Europe and South Africa, but not in the U.S. Its innate sporty qualities, its performance and its rarity have made the 911 Carrera 2.7 an extremely appreciated and highly sought-after car by collectors all over the world. The car we are offering at auction is a magnificent and very rare example of a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 in its original India Red colour (code 027) and with its original black leatherette interior (matching colour). The car, one of the few 2.7 Carrera delivered in Italy in 1973, mounts its original engine (matching number) the legendary 210 hp 2.7 with mechanical injection of the classic 6-cylinder boxer, exactly the same engine that mounted the legendary 911 Carrera RS of 1972 (also as serial numbers), with a small difference on the gearbox, which in the Carrera road version does not have the oil pump on the gearbox. This car was registered for the first time in Italy in Como in 1973, in March 1980 the car participated in the 3rd edition of the Costa Smeralda rally driven by Leonardo Pittoni and Francoise Conconi, in 1992 it changed owners and plates to move to the sunny Sicily (Palermo) where it will stay until 2019, in that year it will be entrusted to the wise hands of Adriano Nicodemi (famous restorer/preparer from Verona) who will restore it in its entirety, delivering a masterpiece (certified by him) of restoration in September 2021. The restoration made by Nicodemi has involved all the parts of the car, from the bodywork that has been totally restored to the original shape.