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1974 Porsche Factory RSR For Sale - Two Time National Champion, FIA
Certified LMC is very proud to offer for sale this 1974 Porsche RSR
� The RSR 3.0 was made in small numbers with a clear objective to
dominate endurance racing. For the privateer in the mid-1970s who
wanted to go sports car racing and compete successfully at the
famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, there was really only one viable option,
the Porsche RSR. Introduced in 1973, the RSR was a factory-built
racing car based on the 911 chassis. These were not converted
street cars, but rather purpose-built competition models designed
and built from the ground up for serious racing use. In 1974, the
factory made significant changes to the car including a new
3.0-liter engine, wider wheels with center lock hubs and improved
aerodynamics. The result was a car that would dominate the GT
category and challenge for overall wins around the world. � This
RSR was ordered new in early 1974 by Harry Blumer of Pfaffhausen,
Switzerland. �Delivery of the car was handled by the official
Porsche Concessionaire, Garage Zbinden in Laufen, Switzerland.
�Blumer and his friend, veteran Swiss Porsche Factory Team Driver
Herbert Muller, ordered the car during a personal trip to Weissach
shortly after production of the RSR's began. �Porsche's new FIA
Group 4 RSR became a near instant legend the moment it was
announced and soon thereafter homologated by the FIA for endurance
racing. The car was ordered under the racing option code M491 which
allowed for few additional options. Blumer was limited after that
to the exterior color selection of Code N8 (Lime Green) and the
optional center-lock magnesium racing 9-inch front and 12-inch rear
wheels. � ��Blumer had immediate plans for his new RSR with the
primary objective being an outright win in the extremely
competitive Swiss National Championship. �To accomplish this,
Blumer would have to compete in five separate sanctioned Hill
Climbs, five endurance track events and two sanctioned air-field
races. Garage Zbinden and their chief race mechanic Hans Ulrich
Sharer, played a crucial role in achieving success for Blumer and
his new RSR. The car was meticulously inspected after each race,
assessed and immediately prepared for the next race without concern
for expense. As a result of the seasons overall results, Blumer
achieved his objective and won the Swiss National Championship in
1974. � The car would race professionally in the Swiss National
Series as well as various Continental races for the next four years
under different owners. At the end of the 1975 season, the RSR's
engine was updated by Porsche to the new 3.2 liter-350bhp
specification. �For 1977, the car was fitted with full Porsche
Factory FIA Group 5 bodywork, brakes and suspension. Later in the
1977 season, the RSR had a 935 rear wing fitted and the car painted
in the revised Red JVC Sponsorship. At the end of the 1977 Season,
the RSR's race record was more than a little impressive. It managed
to finish all seventeen races he entered, finishing 1st overall in
no less than nine of these and 1st in class in another seven! As a
result of �overwhelming success the RSR won the Swiss National
Championship again in 1977. � As a result of the 1977 racing
accomplishments, it received sponsorship from SANYO Corporation for
1978. �The RSR was given a proper rebuild and initially ran a
similar red paint scheme as in 1977. Around midway through the 1978
season the SANYO livery was given an update as the car was stripped
and repainted in blue. �As in previous seasons, meticulous race
preparation and careful race support produced immediate and
overwhelming results for its fourth and final racing season. � The
1978 Race Season was filled with many outright victories and once
again the car never failed to finish a race. The dominant results
compiled to ten 1st place overall finishes and four second place
finishes in 1978. Despite such impressive results in the 1978
season, sponsorship demands had dictated much of the race schedule.
�This combined with missing some of the hill climbs and airport
circuits resulted in this RSR missing out on a third championship
by a few points. The 1978 season would be the last period of
professional races for the RSR. During this RSR's active racing
career it compiled some very impressive statistics. �In 56 known
races, there is not one DNF, a true testament to the meticulous
preparation and maintenance of the RSR. �Perhaps even more notable,
not once was this car involved in a significant accident. Today it
is considered to have one of the most unmolested tubs of the RSR's
in existence. �The impressive championship winning race record
combined with an unscathed chassis, are a very rare combination in
any vintage race car. � This race-ready RSR has been prepared and
authenticated by one of the most highly respected Porsche race car
restorers and race-preparation specialists in the USA. It comes
fully documented with ownership history from new and race results.
Recently it has raced at the most prestigious vintage events in the
US in recent years including the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
from 2011-2017 and the Rennsport Reunions from 2011-2015. This race
ready RSR is your next ticket into any vintage racing event around
the world! 1974 Results - Swiss National Championship 05-12-74
Casale (Piemont-Italy); Blumer ��������������������������
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