VIN: the works Porsche 911 2.8 Carrera RSR prototype chassis 9113600001
History of chassis 9113600001
Chassis 9113600001 (0001) was an early Carrera RSR prototype built up by Porsche in anticipation of an attack on the 1973 World Sportscar Championship.
Some of the parts used in the assembly of 0001 were sourced from a 2.5-litre 911 ST Group 4 rally car (chassis 9112300769) which had been crashed heavily by Sobieslaw Zasada on the Polish Rally in mid July of 1972.
Installation of the salvageable parts to 0001’s brand new bodyshell began in September 1972.
Upon completion, the Indian Red prototype was used for testing and development along with a sister car (0002) that had been completed a few weeks earlier. Both vehicles retained many features of 1972 model year 911s, most notably a separate oil filler cap behind the right-hand B-pillar.
With its R&D role over, 0001 was transferred to Porsche’s press and competition department on December 20th 1972. However, it was never subsequently raced (the only example from the batch of ten prototypes / R-numbered RSRs not to compete).
Following a successful 1973 campaign that had seen the Carrera RSR win the Daytona 24 Hours and Targa Florio, Porsche ran a batch of experimental turbocharged 911s in 1974.
With 0001 now surplus to requirements, it was sold (minus engine) to Stanley Parker of Surrey on February 5th 1974.
Parker had Josh Sadler of Autofarm fit the car with a 2.7-litre RS engine and 0001 was subsequently UK registered TRD 91M.
Stanley Parker retained 0001 for about a year, at which point it was sold to David Agnew.
Agnew was an enthusiastic amateur rally driver and purchased 0001 to replace a BMW 2002 Ti that he had used for the last few seasons. Together with navigator Robert Harkness, Agnew embarked on a series of rallies over the next couple of seasons, during which time he most notably finished second on the 1975 Galway International and fourth on the 1976 Donegal International. However, reliability did not prove the car’s strong point and Agnew switched to a BMW 2002 Tii for the second half of his 1976 campaign.
0001 was subsequently sold to Sean Campbell who used it during 1977. That year, Campbell picked up a second place finish on the Donegal International Rally and a sixth on the Ulster Rally. Once again though, 0001 did not prove the most reliable mount and Campbell switched to an Escort RS2000 for 1978.
Chassis 0001 was subsequently retired from competition duty. Since then, the car has been restored to its original factory configuration.
Notable History
Indian Red
Prototype reserved for factory test and development programme
05/02/1974 sold minus engine to Stanley Parker, Surrey
Fitted with 2.7-litre RS engine by Autofarm
Registered TRD 91M
Sold to David Agnew
09/02/1975 ERC Galway International Rally (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) 2nd oa, 2nd Gr.4 class (#15)
01/04/1975 ERC Circuit of Ireland (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) DNF (#9)
22/06/1975 ERC Donegal International Rally (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) 8th oa, 8th Gr.4 class (#14)
28/06/1975 IND Texaco Rally (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) DNF (#10)
23/08/1975 NIR Bushwhacker Rally (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) DNF (#5)
08/02/1976 ERC Galway International Rally (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) DNF (#??)
20/04/1976 ERC Circuit of Ireland (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) DNF (#12)
20/06/1976 ERC Donegal International Rally (D. Agnew / R. Harkness) 4th oa, 4th Gr.4 class (#12)
Sold to Sean Campbell
06/02/1977 ERC Galway International Rally (S. Campbell / Y. Campbell) DNF (#27)
20/03/1977 IND West Cork Rally (S. Campbell / D. Campbell) DNF (#7)
12/04/1977 ERC Circuit of Ireland (W. Moffett) DNF (#17)
19/06/1977 IND Donegal International Rally (S. Campbell / P. Speer) 2nd oa, 2nd Gr.4 class (#7)
03/09/1977 GBR Ulster Rally (S. Campbell / P. Speer) 6th oa, 6th Gr.6 class (#9)
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