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Originally Posted by techweenie
I know of an RS purchased from a premium dealer that turned out to have an obviously forged number stamping on the engine.
The lightweights, especially, were driven hard and broken and/or crashed. They were built for competition and not considered all that collectible until recently.
Warm up the time machine: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17261/lot/241/ |
I just read the description of the Bonham's car. Fascinating history and a great cautionary tale of what buyers need to avoid:
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Delivered new to Frankfurt, Germany in May 1973, the car offered here, chassis number ‘1316’, is a genuine Carrera RS Touring model, which has been re-shelled using the body from a period-correct Porsche 911T. Until relatively recently it had been assumed that ‘1316’ retained its original bodyshell; indeed, previous owners dating back to 1985 were unaware that it had been re-shelled (see detailed report on file).
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It also has the wrong engine and wrong transmission. But hey, at least it retains the (welded-in) RS chassis VIN stamp... Given all that I find Bonham's use of the adjective "genuine" a pretty big stretch, although they clearly documented the irregularities.
Ah, just checked and this is the infamous Pesto RS. Weenie might have been alluding to that in his post, but it went over my head!