Equipment
2687/210hp, 5-speed, red Fuchs wheels, Michelin XWX tires, headrests.
Condition
One of 200 Lightweights built. Represented as matching numbers. Sold new in Italy. Restored at the Porsche factory in the mid-1990s. Came to the US in the mid-2010s and the last big service represented was in 2016. There are a few blemishes on the nose and two cracks at the bottom of each A-pillar but the paint is holding up quite well for the age. There are a few scratches on the window frames and the windshield is delaminating at the top left corner. Excellent interior, and very clean underneath. Small niggles aside, this is a solid and usable example of one of the ultimate vintage 911s.
Market commentary
Although they have similar looks and only marginally different performance, there is a massive difference in values between 1973 Carrera RS “Touring” models and Carrera RS “Lightweight” models like this. A Lightweight tips the scales at about 200 lbs. lighter than a Touring, and sells for twice as much. This one sold here at the height of Porsche-mania in 2015 for $962,500, but things have settled down a bit since then. The reported high bid was appropriate for the restoration’s age.