Rennsport Restomod

I wonder if the folks at Porsche realised just how iconic the Rennsport models would become nearly 50 years later? Barely ten years since the inception of the 911 and the world was blessed with what for many remains the iconic 911, in 1973’s 2.7 RS. Starting a family bloodline that would go on to deliver some of the most valuable, desirable and downright fabulous-to-drive 911s that have ever existed, I guess we should be thankful for Porsche’s desire to go motor racing to prove its mettle.

And as if the wonderful 2.7 RS wasn’t enough, that difficult second album delivered in spades with the 3.0 RS a year later – costing almost twice as much as the 2.7, it brought more power, less weight and 917 brakes to deliver an even more track-focused 911 experience. Both models spawned hardcore RSR versions, the 2.7 RS siring the 2.8 RSR, which would go on to score victory in its very first race at the 1973 Daytona 24hrs – the engine running for six hours longer than it ever had in testing! The 3.0 RS proved a stunning base for the 3.0 RSR. Principally developed for the inaugural IROC Championship, it went on to score major success in