Porsche of the month: 2015-02
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
year: 1973
engine: flat 6
displacement: 2992 cm³
power: 330 HP (243 kW)
max speed: 280 kph (174 mph)
In the last Targa Florio counting toward the world championship in 1973, Gijs van Leenep and Herbert Müller achieve a historic overall victory with the RSR. in this year, the car wins three international and seven national championships, and also triumphs in the 24 Hours of Daytona. The RSR models are Porsche´s mainstay in circuit racing. This period also marks the beginning of a new era of customer sports.
Porsche Carrera GTS
In the background you see the plastic car body of the Porsche Carrera GTS from 1964, which is transparent when not painted.
Photo: Porsche Museum