Abstract
- Extremely-rare 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Light-weight heads to RM Sotheby’s public sale
- Considered one of 17 right-hand drive Lightweights; raced in 1973 Targa Florio and received 1977 Ulster Rally
- Provided with full provenance, unique livery, and underneath 52,300 miles on the odometer
RM Sotheby’s is about to public sale an ultra-rare Porsche 911: a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Light-weight, chassis 9113600446. The automotive is only one of 200 M471 “Light-weight” fashions and one among solely 17 made in right-hand drive. Delivered new to gentleman racer Dan Margulies, the automotive competed within the 1973 Targa Florio, ending 18th total and 4th at school alongside co-driver Andrew Hedges.
After stints with notable Ulster rally figures together with Reggie McSpadden and Esler Crawford, “0446” was raced extensively in Irish rallies by way of the late Nineteen Seventies, profitable the 1977 Ulster Rally outright. Following a meticulous restoration by Francis Tuthill within the Nineties, the automotive remained in long-term non-public arms, clocking fewer than 52,300 miles up to now.
The automotive wears its unique Comstock Racing livery and registration, and comes with distinctive documentation, together with the unique AFN bill, race entry types and even the Targa Florio scrutineering sticker. With its ultra-rare specification, rally-winning pedigree and memorable preservation, this RS 2.7 Light-weight stands as probably the most important buyer 911s to emerge. RM Sotheby’s has provided the uncommon 911 as a part of its most up-to-date Sealed Drop, with outcomes but to be introduced on the time of writing.
