To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Villa Erba event, 25 May
2019.
Estimate:
€475.000 - €525.000
- Completed in July 1973; amongst the last Carrera RS 2.7s
produced
- Concours-quality, well-documented restoration by British marque
experts SportWagen and Jaz
- Highly original and authentic; retains its original engine and
gearbox finished in original colours
- Featured in Classic and Sports Car magazine
Amongst the very last of Porsche's Carrera RS 2.7s produced,
chassis no. 1564 is specifically the 27th-from-last example built,
completed in the final month of production. Delivered new through
Porsche distributor Gottfried Schultz in Ratingen-Lintorf, it left
the factory in Grand Prix White with blue Carrera script and Fuchs
wheels over black leatherette with corduroy seat inserts. The only
factory options listed were an electric sunroof, power antenna, and
a radio speaker.
Accompanied by its original German Fahrzeugbrief, chassis no. 1564
spent almost all its life in its native Germany. Around 2004, the
car received a modest restoration and was subsequently acquired by
racing driver Frank Kawalek circa 2007. Purchased by the consignor
and shipped to the UK in early 2015, he drove the car for several
months but sought to correct a few issues. In his own words, the
consignor "decided to get it sorted out, and before I knew it, I'd
embarked on a quest to create the ultimate RS."
The marque specialists at SportWagen and Jas began a
no-expense-spared restoration that included a bare-metal stripping
of the tub. The paint was painstakingly removed by hand to minimize
harm to the sheet metal and fiberglass. Mounting the tub on a
Celette alignment bench, SportWagen addressed several areas where
internal rust was found, including the sills, door skins, the front
trunk floor pan and suspension cross-members. After meticulous
fitting and adjustment of the doors and panel gaps, a show-quality
respray in its original colours was applied. Their attention to
factory-perfect detail included flat-black overspray around the
seat runners and in the front fender air vents, exactly as had been
done at the factory.
A new interior was crafted by award-winning upholsterer Neil
Tadman, and the instruments were sent to California for
refurbishment by Palo Alto Speedometer. A correct RS-type steering
wheel was sourced. The wide light-alloy Fuchs wheels were
refinished by Biagio Chrzanowski at Vert-Ego with correct
brushed-finish rims and blue centres. The drivetrain was overhauled
to factory specification by Steve Winter. This car retains its
original aluminium-alloy engine case, an upgrade provided to all
late-production RSs. It is estimated that some 1,500 man-hours were
invested in its restoration, all chronicled by numerous photographs
and invoices. Soon after completion, this Carrera RS was featured
in the January 2017 issue of Classic and Sports Car magazine,
detailing its restoration and showcasing the car's sublime
condition. To view this car and others currently consigned to this
auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ve19.
