Richard Strahota & Trish Carroll The Carrera RS ( Rennsport) 2.7 was conceived as the basis for Porsche's plans to compete worldwide in the FIA's Group 4 beginning in 1973. In order to be eligible for Group 4 racing competition, at least 500 examples were required to be sold for road use in the specification and weight of the racing car. At the time, Porsche's marketing department was skeptical of customer acceptance of the road car model due to the extreme spartan nature of the car in order to meet the racing department's targeted weight. Porsche need not have worried, however as the first series of 500 were immediately sold and more that 1500 examples were sold in total. This example (472 Touring Carrera RS 2.7) was originally sold in the Italian market. It first came to America in the mid-eighties. It has had two owners in the past 36 years and has been maintained during this time by a single shop (Jim Newton's Connecticut-based Automobile Associates). The car was a regular entry at track events in the Northeastern US and Eastern Canada, including Mosport, Mt. Tremblant, Watkins Glen, and its home track, Lime Rock Park. The current owners, then Connecticut-based, purchased the car from a friend and fellow CVR/PCA member eleven years ago and have enjoyed the car in club and other events (including the 2022 Copperstate 1000) over that time period. Despite the car's motorsports history, the car retains all of its original metal work and drive train.