Worthy candidates for ultimate 911 are numerous, but can anything top an ex-works Martini Racing RSR from 1973 that bagged sixth overall and fourth in class at the Targa Florio World Championship race?
Read MoreFamously, a good contingent of Porsche’s top brass thought it would be a difficult task to sell the 500 copies of the 911 2.7 Carrera RS that were required to homologate a further uprated Carrera…
Read MoreAt the Le Mans 24 Hours in June 1979, Klaus Ludwig along with infamous Whittington brothers Don and Bill, took an incredible victory driving a Kremer Porsche 935 K3. What made the result even more…
Read MorePorsche created the fabled 2.7-litre 911 Carrera RS with one aim: to homologate the most potent Group 4 GT racing car possible. What emerged was the first generation 911 Carrera RSR which in…
Read MoreAs you would expect from a firm with such an unwavering approach to ongoing improvement, the last 911 to arrive on the original F body ‘long hood’ platform was the best. However, as a…
Read MoreWith the switch to a revised bodyshell that incorporated elegant impact-absorbing bumpers, the 1974 model year 911 (production of which began in August ‘73) ushered in the most significant…
Read MoreHave we told you in last five minutes how much we like dislike the whole resto-mod scene here at Supercar Nostalgia? Whether it’s poor fit back-dates, chintzy interiors or gross over-size wheels, this…
Read MoreHaving dominated the early 1970’s Group 4 GT racing scene with normally aspirated 911 RSRs, Porsche created a forced induction model for its customers to race during the second half of the…
Read MorePorsche’s domination of 1970s GT racing initially came about thanks to the creation of an ultra specialised Renn Sport 911 designed to exploit the Group 4 regulations, approval for which required…
Read MoreAs a consequence of having to build at leat 25 917s in order to qualify for the up to five-litre Group 4 category, Porsche ended up with many more 917s than they really needed. Following the FIA…
Read MoreWhile most other sports car manufacturers struggled to integrate the more intrusive safety equipment being mandated in most major markets during the 1970s, some innovative design saw…
Read MoreAs the most renowned Porsche racing equipe in Europe, Erwin and Manfred Kremer’s team was able to acquire naked 911 bodyshells from the factory in Stuttgart that were then assembled to the most…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche had created suitably enhanced 911s for competition use more or less since the model’s launch, Sports Prototype racing by-and-large remained the company’s main focus.
Read MoreTo the surprise of the bean counters at Porsche, the original 911-based homologation special, the 1973 model year 2.7-litre Carrera RS, went on to become e a massive commercial hit. Originally…
Read MoreIgnoring the wickedly expensive 911 3.0 Carrera RS homologation special of which a little over 50 units were built, the ultimate 911 that Porsche offered for the 1974 model year was the 2.7 Carrera.
Read MoreFollowing its introduction at the Paris Motor Show in September 1972, Porsche’s 911 2.7 Carrera RS became the quickest off-the-shelf road car for any aspiring competitor. In M471 Sport trim (which…
Read MoreWhen it comes to the ultimate F body 911 road car, nothing beats the 2.7-litre Carrera RS produced between late 1972 and mid 1973. The bean counters at Porsche originally thought it would be difficult…
Read MoreFor the 1976 model year (production of which got underway in August 1975), Porsche introduced a new normally aspirated flagship 911 dubbed the 3.0 Carrera. Unlike other variants in the range…
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