For some time, one of the most popular race car trends with Porsche 911s was updating them; for the most part, people would take 1970s and early 1980s 911s and dress then in 964, 993 or in rare cases even the 996. With prices the way that they are on early 911s today, that may seem sacrilegious to many! So it’s not hugely surprising that with the surge in prices of early 911s – in particular, some of the rare racing models – increasingly instead of updating many modifying the venerable track tools have instead started to backdate the cars to earlier looks. Without a doubt, one of the most popular looks in the 911 scene is the RS and RSR models from the early 1970s – a time that really defined the Porsche legend as the defacto street to track weapon. Today’s example is one such backdated car; starting with a 1986 911, the builder selected the early 70s RSR look with IROC body panels. But the transformation of this 80s icon is more than skin deep, as underneath we find a 964-sourced 3.6 flat-6 good for 250 horsepower:
CLICK FOR DETAILS: 1986 Porsche 911 on eBay
Year: 1986
Model: 911
Engine: 3.6 liter flat-6
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Mileage: “5,000” mi
Price: Reserve Auction
For sale is one 1986 porsche 911 RSR race car Vin# WP0ZZZ91ZGS120747. This is very well built car with low track time. It has a twin plug fuel injected 3.6L engine from a porsche 964, and a 915 transmission. The engine has a front mounted oil system with aluminum oil tank, and twin aluminum oil coolers with ram air ducking. This car has Penske adjustable shocks with remote nitrogen reservoirs, and full solid mono ball 935 suspension. The brakes are big red Porsche 993 turbo front, and Porsche 930 rear. There is a fuel safe aluminum fuel cell with a full fire suppression system. The seat is a brand new Sperico halo style. The car has fiberglass fenders, bumpers, hood, decklid and weights 2300lb. This car sits on 18in 3 piece BBS racing wheels with hooser racing tires. It was recently alined/corner balanced,and runs and drive perfectly. please call Tim at 860 836 0636 with and questions.
On Feb-13-15 at 16:05:37 PST, seller added the following information:
This car is for off road use and dose not have a come with a tittle but could have a rebuilt tittle attained.
Presented in a shade reminiscent of Gulf Blue, this car looks the business over the BBS E88 magnesium wheels. The components and ethos of the build are effectively just as I’d do; upgraded suspension, big brakes, lots of rubber, a classic look and enough power to have lots of fun but not to overwhelm the chassis. All in all, the car is pretty well presented, though the brevity and mistakes of the advertisement are somewhat comical. Still, a real RSR would set you back the best part of a million plus dollars these days and you’d then be scared to track it. Even most of the replicas we’ve looked at have pushed $100,000 or more in their asking price. While the reserve is still on in this auction, the bidding is only about a third of most other examples and I wouldn’t expect the reserve to be set anywhere near as high as some others we’ve seen. Presuming the car could be had under $50,000, it offers a tremendous amount of performance and look for a much more modest investment than many classic 911s, while the build is such that it both won’t break the bank to run and should be quite reliable. Change some minor details up just a bit (the fake and poorly executed “GULF” decals would be first to go!) and this could be a really good performance bargain for a Porsche race or track enthusiast.
-Carter
