How to Fall in Love with a Classic Porsche: 911 RSR Tribute
Porsche features 3.8L flat-six, elegant widebody, and iconic styling that set this ride apart from other classic 911s.
The early 1970s is when Porsche began its claim to fame in homologated racing series. Their plan was to make the 911 become the dominant force around race tracks all over the world. When working in class racing, it’s all about being able to squeeze the rulebook for every last drop of performance. The result of this for Porsche was the Carrera 2.7 RS. It was beautiful take on what would soon become a fabled line up of racing-bred Porsches. The distinctive widened fenders, the iconic ducktail, and the roaring flat-six made the 2.7 RS a staple of its time.
How do you improve on something that is already near perfect? Well, Porsche needed to build a car to fit within the FIA Group 4 category for Touring Cars and they used the 2.7 RS as a baseline. What came to be was the 2.8 RSR, a race car through and through. The fenders were even wider as were the wheels. The flat-six had been tuned to perfection, making an insane 300 HP at 8,000 RPM. The car was so special, Porsche only made 55 of them for private racing teams. The car was so inspiring that Graeme Evans, a Porsche enthusiast, felt the need to convert his own 1970 911 to be a RSR tribute car. Thanks to Petrolicious on YouTube, we learn the story behind is incredibly tasteful 911.
Evans states that in his earlier years he dreamed of buying a Ferrari or a Nissan Skyline. In fact, when he was putting down a deposit for a R33 GTR, he changed his mind after he saw a 993 C4S at a dealership across the street. He ended up driving around the 993 for a day and when he returned to the dealership the next day, he bought the car and never looked back. His next Porsche would be this 1970 911, which when he purchased it, was setup as a 1973 RS replica. This RS featured a 3.0 SEC engine and Evans used the car to compete in a Clubsport racing series. However, after enduring many a day at the race track the expensive 3.0 SEC finally gave up and that is what started this 911’s conversion.
In a couple of days, this 911 went from a fully functional track car to being a bare shell. Evans stated that this project (including the 3.8 swap) took a little over two years to complete. Remember, this car was never intended to be a RSR replica, but rather, used the RSR as a source of inspiration. We have to say, it is one of the prettiest classics we have ever seen. Enjoy your car Mr. Evans, you did a hell of a job.
