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The Porsche 911 is the
successor of the Porsche 356.
The first Porsche 911 was presented at the Frankfurter car show in the
year 1963; the car was named 901...
In the year 1964 the name 901 was changed into 911 because the French
automobile manufacturer Peugeot possesses the rights on numbers with the
"0" in the middle for use in car names.
As often happens introducing successors for beloved car models the
901/911 did not receive a very warm welcome from the Porsche customers.
The Porsche 356 drivers made clear the new model did not fit the Porsche
image. They claimed the car was too big, too powerful and too
luxurious... how history has proven the critics wrong...
Ferdinand Porsche and his son Ferry (also known as Butzi) created a true
evergreen. What they did not know at that time was that the first
fundamental design changes where carried out designing the 911/993 model
which was introduced in the year 1993...
The Porsche 911 was designed and constructed with a unitary bodywork
structure in which the engine is located at the rear end of the car. The
six cylinder engine is of the flat boxer type and it is air-cooled. The
911 was fitted with independent suspension at the front and the rear,
and a five speed gearbox with floor shift, from start of the production.
Technical
data
Six cylinder
boxer engine, air cooled
engine type: 911/83
cylinder capacity: 2687 cc.
Bosch petrol injection
capacity: 210 DIN bhp. at 6300 rpm.
torque: 255 bij 5100 rpm.
top-speed: 240 km/h.
acceleration 0-100 km/h: 5.8 sec.
gearbox: 5-speed, manual
brakes: disc brakes all round
weight: 975 kg.
Information
Porsche 911
2.7 Carrera RS, year 1973. Colour Grand Prix white with
green Carrera lettering and green wheel centers. Black interior. Only
1590 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS cars were built, this RS Touring (M472
specification) is production number 1290. This fantastic automobile was
sold new in Germany, delivered in Grand Prix white with green (only 7
cars were originally sold in these colours.) In the 1980'ies the car was
extensively modified to Sport (471 specification). Light weight 'Sport' items
fitted: rubber 'carpet', Recaro bucket seats, door panels, front and
rear bumper. Deleted Touring items: sun visors, rear seats, clock. In
sport trim the Carrera RS is about 100 kg. lighter. Rens Ruts raced this
fabulous Carrera RS in the 1980'ies.
In the year 1998 this fabulous Porsche Carrera RS was fully restored by
Rens Ruts.
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