I wish manufacturers these days were more focussed on 900kg 200hp cars than 1800kg 400hp ones

My mother is from Germany. When I was 12 she took me to meet all of our relatives. One day her aunt in Ludwigsburg took us on a bus tour to Strasbourg France. I had never been on a large tour bus. All of a sudden a gulf blue 911 flew by us, pulled over and a tall blonde woman climbed out of the passenger seat. She was our tour guide and her boyfriend was an engineer at Porsche. This has been, hands down my favorite 911. I also began a thing about tall blondes

One of 17 UK Right Hand Drive (M471) Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweights - Manufactured by Porsche in Stuttgart, West Germany in March 1973 and finished in Light Yellow with factory option: (220) Limited-slip differential. Supplied new in 1973 by AFN, Isleworth to Anthony Bamford of J.C.Bamford Excavators Ltd and first registered in the UK as JCB 123. In 1974, AFN then supplied the car to its second owner- Dessie McCartney of Ireland, who re-registered it as GIA 7200. Purchased for the sole purpose of beating the mighty Ford Motor Company works two-litre BDA Escorts in their heyday, McCartney began to carve out a career in rally driving with GIA 7200. The 1975 Galway International Rally was Dessie’s only outright international win in a Porsche but his multiple, second-place finishes are legendary. If there was to be a ‘Mr Porsche’ in Irish rallying, that title would, without doubt, belong to Dessie McCartney, who’s rally career was the envy of many. GIA 7200 Rally History: 1974 Donegal Rally - 3rd Texaco Rally Manx Rally - 2nd 1975 Galway Rally - 1st Circuit of Ireland - 2nd Donegal Rally - 2nd Lombard RAC - 13th By the end of 1975 the dominant Porsches were beginning to struggle and feel the Ford reaction and it was becoming a simple numbers game in terms of BHP. The trusty 2.7 Carrera RS with 210bhp was showing sign of a power struggle and so it was eventually sold and replaced by a 270bhp 3.0 Carrera RS. In 1976 GIA 7200 was sold to Richard Jackson and re-registered in the UK as SPY 44. Richard competed in national rally events and entered the 1976 and 1977 Mintex Rally. In 1979, the car was sold to Alan Baker, who kept it for ten years, and then sold in 1989 to Richard Allen. In 1993, Richard Jackson was then able to re-purchase SPY 44 and this time he kept it for the next twenty years, until eventually selling it to William Loughran in 2013. William Loughran then commissioned Tech 9 Motorsport Ltd to restore the car, carrying out a meticulous two-year restoration. The restoration gave absolute regard to preservation, with hundreds of hours spent on dressing out rally dents and preserving the factory bodyshell and floor-pan. The car also retains its matching-numbers, type 911/83 engine, number: 6630943, which Tech 9 stripped and rebuilt. They also report that it retains date-matching cylinder heads and cam housings, intake system and fuel injection pump, etc., items which very often become replaced in a competition car.

Mr Bamford does have some gorgeous cars.

Back in 1974 when I was 19 years old I was on a touring holiday in Austria in the Tirol region with my girlfriend and I happened to pass a yellow 2.7 RS Porsche same as the featured car parked in a layby, later a mile further on down the road from a campsite I could hear the RS blasting round the local roads and the sound of that flat 6 racing engine was so loud and glorious I've never forgotten it. Later in life I built a business restoring historic race and rally cars and prepared a Ford Escort RS 1600 for a Portugese client who used it to compete against (amongst other cars) a couple of Spanish Porsche RS 2.7 cars in a historic racing series in Portugal, our Escort weighed in at 895 Kg and these RS Porsche's were around 910Kg, I developed our 2 litre Ford BDA engine to the point where we could beat those Porsches which got us a whole lot of protests but we were proved legal, one of the protesting Porsche owners came up to me after my client beat him and said 'my engine was built, tuned and dyno tested by Porsche in Germany and it gave 345 hp and no piece of shit Ford BDA can ever get near that kind of power so the only way your car beat my car is by cheating' and he went on and protested our engine, (found legal), I took it as a compliment at the time, years later I met his team chief mechanic at a race at Estoril and he admitted to me that the car in question wasn't 2.7L but 3 litre all along! The reason why the Escort BDA was so fast was because I built what was in effect a big bore 4 cylinder version of the famous Ford DFR F1 race engine which was fitted with Lucas mechanical injection and limited to 11K rpm, on my own dyno it made well over 300 hp at 10.5K revs along with fantastic torque and great throttle response, happy days!.. 'Sausage' HT Racing Ltd

Going off the reg ‘JCB’, I’m guessing the ‘farmer’ may well be a certain Lord Bamford….

With Harry's videos you almost feel like you're sitting next to him. His tour of the car and the way he describes the driving are perfect.

Watching at 2am here in Oz. Yellow might be the best looking I've seen of these RS.

I love the UK… “this 2.7RS is owned by a local farmer”… couple months ago a Bugatti owned by another local farmer… apparently our farmers in the US are doing something wrong!

911s of this era are much better looking than the current models IMO.

I've been counting the hours for Harry's latest video and Mr M yet again hasn't disappointed. Another beautiful piece of automotive history being reviewed by the Godfather of KZfaq car videos. PS Gutted to hear the news of Alain de Cadenet's passing. A true legend. The world of classic car motoring is all the poorer. May he RIP.

Between them, "The local farmers" in The Cotswolds do seem to seem to have some interesting vehicles tucked away in their barns - and they don't seem to be very agricultural....))

Hands down my favorite channel!! Harry looked rather comfortable driving. Another classic review Harry. Bravo

Good afternoon Harry It was an absolute honour to meet you at Goodwood festival of speed Some really interesting designs on the Lotus stand I have to say I love the colour of the 911 2.7 RS so interesting about the wing thank you so much for your videos they are fantastic and very interesting to listen to the measures that they went to save the weight of the 2.7RS thanks you harry

Very nice of Anthony to lend you the old dog for a few days, and great to see it's back in his ownership.

Harry, another masterful video! We forget how cars were meant to be, and this gem reminds us.

The best video I’ve seen on the 2.7RS. You really captured the essence of the car and the driving experience. Superb!

What a BLAST! Harry, you obviously don't have to be concerned about deer jumping out in front of you in the farm land that you're driving through. Makes for a much faster (and safer!) drive, no doubt. Unlike the farm country in Michigan (USA)! Please keep bringing us these "vintage" cars from my youth! I will never forget driving out west in Wyoming (USA) in 1975, in my 1972 Opel 1900, with my buddy Ron. We were both 20 years old, and I was driving that old 2-door black vinyl topped coupe flat out at about 90 mph, when I saw this dark green speck in my rearview mirror, getting bigger and bigger (and noisier and noisier). A "ducktail" 911 blasted past us at wide open throttle on a perfectly smooth, straight but undulating 2-lane state road. The guy must have been doing over 130 when he passed by us. What a thrill that was! Also, right after he passed by a pronghorn antelope ran across the road in front of us only 40 yards away!

Give this a thumbs up on that "whirling" sound, it's intoxicating❗️

Sunday evening and a Harry‘s Garage video of a 911 RS is a special thing! Calling Anthony Bamford „a local farmer friend“ is a bit of a misnomer; the JCB number plate was a giveaway ;)

Harry, thanks so much for the sounds of this 911. Wonderful!

Harry, I have to be honest, out of all your vids so far I think I enjoyed this one the most, the way it drove through the twisty bits, the sounds, brought back so many memories, thank you

That wonderful sound those of us old enough will remember from the highlight programmes on television in the late 60s and 70s of the Monte Carlo Rally and the like. The Porsche sound was always so distinctive. Thanks Harry, really enjoyed this one. Cheers, Bob

Probably up there as one of the top ten classic cars of all time... thanks Harry for a great review and a spirited drive !

One of your best ever videos Harry! We could truly feel that beautiful car move.

What a lovely thing, the epitome of the 911. Your video brings this unobtainable beauty into the living room. Thanks for sharing this wonderful car.

Wow stunning yellow. I sat in a purple Carrera RS lightweights didn’t get to drive it but it just felt so special.

Harrys spirited drives are so enjoyable to watch. What a fabulous machine, you can feel its eagerness and with the light weight and low gearing 210 bhp is sufficient for an entertaining drive. Steering looks super communicative too moving around in the hands. Great video.

As a massive Porsche fan, your knowledge and presentation is fantastic. Well done Harry! I will keep watching and I've subscribed :)

It takes quite a bit of talent and braveness to get the most out of an RS and Harry just nailed. That guy can drive for sure! Fantastic review and thanks to the owner for letting us appreciate this rather special machine!

Always fun to watch Harry having fun in a very special car.

Well done Harry , this was such a pleasure to be "back in " a 911 again , and the best , most exciting 911 . I was lucky to have owned an RS replica for 19 years in the original colour , yellow , what great memories .

Great video about a classic Porsche. Loved the pre-production background. The sound track of the engine winding up is unbeatable.

So lovely and your videos about the older cars are always so intresting to watch.

One of my favorite Porsche's. A minimalist masterpiece that captures the purity of the namesake. And you Harry are the fitting proprietor of that wonderful machine because of your knowledge and appreciation of it. Thanks for sharing it with us.

My favourite car of all time. Lived in Germany during my teenaged years in the early 70s. Saw one in person as a 13 year old in 74 and was blown away. The rear spoiler amazed me. Notice that depending on the driver side location, the opposing passenger side did not have a side view mirror. So the only side on this model where a side view mirror was located was on the driver's side. What a car and brand!!!!

Harry, many thanks. An inspiring video that has 'kicked' me into action on my restoration project (only 8 years in the making so far!) as 2022 should see a Chartreuse 2.7 RS back on the road/track!

Having owned two 911s back in the early '80s (a Carrera 3.0 and an SC Sport) and driven several of today's models, I have to say that the 911s of the '70s and '80s were WAY more fun and satisfying to drive . . . they were PURE motorcars in that you felt totally part of the car . . . today's technological "advances" and all the extra weight/bulk remove that relationship.

Spectacular! How it is that you have come upon the opportunity to share my dream car with all of us is just mind bending to me. Thank you!

Amazing car and amazingly filmed video, the very best of mid summer, thank you

So interesting to hear the details, which Harry has delved into (nothing wrong with some nerdy!) clearly showing why the car is special, from a thoroughbred stable.

I remember seeing that car in Need for speed Porsche challenge PS1 game back in 2000 as a child it was awesome to see and the colours were so cool

A guy in my town has one, white with blue writing. He was parked one morning next to the local coffee shop. I rolled by and stopped to ask if it's a real one, or a tribute. He said," It's real.....a lightweight." I bet 99% of people who see it just think it's an old 911, not one worth half a million.

Thank you Harry for the closest I’ll probably ever get to driving my ultimate bucket-list car. The icing on the cake being the “bucket-list” roads around the farm - what a brilliant combination!

Great video! I really enjoyed the shots from the driver's door, you could really feel the car pushing on up those lanes! 👍

Harry, thank you for this extremely enjjoyable & interesting video on the Porsche 2.7 RS lightweight.....what a legendary car! I have never seen one & am not likely to either, so I have vicariously experienced what it's like to drive this fabulous car through your infornative video. From the way you were enthusing about it & the big smile on your face, I'd say you enjoyed it too! Perhaps I should take up 'farming ' in order to have a chance of buying one!

Fantastic video, I thoroughly enjoyed this. The 911RS has always been my dream car and this video just cements that. Beautiful noises

Had a huge smile on my face for the whole video. What an absolutely fabulous car which lives up to its image and reputation

After reading the comments which are fascinating, what can one say? Just a happier man than normal, REALLY enjoying himself. Thanks Harry for taking us along for the ride.

I've driven quite a few Porsche's over many years but never a 2.7 RS, they are very impressive & just so rare, congratulations Harry on another great story, Rj in Oz

What a beautiful car! Thank you for sharing this car with us all....

Doesn’t get better than this Epic Well driven and as always beautifully described HM 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏🙏🙏

Brilliant! I love this channel and this is my favourite video yet - wonderful

The best car reviewers of all time has to be Tiff and Harry.

I love the way it sounds and the view of the front wings from the driver's seat. I want one.

An exceptional example! Absolutely love the 2.7RS. Top 5 best Porsche ever made.

In 1975 I bought an oxford blue 911 2.7 RS lightweight from my cousin who was buying the new 3.0 911, a more civilised car. At that time I was also driving (as the owner of a small garage) several Ferrari Daytonas, V8 Aston Martins, Maserati Bora etc. On normal UK roads the 2.7RS was the fastest of all and a joy to drive.....as long as you remembered the 911 Mantra in corners.....slow in and fast out! Off the overnight ferry from Le Havre to Southampton early one Sunday morning and less that an hout later I was in the outskirts of Birmingham, seldome under 120mph and not above 140 or so......it was 1975! The 2.7RS pushed my previous favourite road car, a factory built semi lightweight E type (one of only 2 built) into second place..

Best time for a new video, waiting for this one. Love the Porsche 911, those older ones seem so nimble and pleasant to drive, you can fill like a race driver at 100kph

I love my 79 sc , the older cars have SO much soul and character . When you wrung the RS out in 3rd gear 👌🏻👌🏻

Harry is absolutely blasting down the road in this vid! I love it!

What a magnificent car. I once heard the sound of the motor being described as akin to the sound of a 44 gallon drum of Nitrous being thrown down a metal staircase. That description stuck with me for over two decades. I remember looking at being offered a lightweight twenty five years ago for AUD$150k and turning it down because I thought it was just too expensive. I couldn't bring myself to do it. Biggest regret of my life. Thank you Harry for highlighting this incredible machine

Absolutely stunning car and great review as always Harry

I love the classic cars! More of these please!

Dang!! What a beautiful ride. Great vid, yet again Harry😎

I used to restore these for my job many years ago and even a couple off 3 ltr’s and a 2.8 rsr absolutely love them and great involving cars to drive and against the cars of the time they were rocket ships , this video has takern me back to my younger years 👍

When Harry says 'more videos coming along very soon' he means it. I'm glad of that.

Great car timeless classic, there will be never be an era of Porsches like this again.

Isn’t it great to be in a car with Harry enjoying himself to bits, superb.

Given the rarity and market price of those cars, to see one driven skillfully and at speed on regular roads is a very great pleasure. Thank you so much, Harry, for giving all of us the sights and sounds and feeling of the 2.7RS. After seeing this video, it's easy to understand why the owners of these early cars were so passionate and devoted to the Porsche marque.

Great details, epic car

So nice to see in-car footage of a special car like this being driven the way it was meant to.

One of the best sports cars of all time. Thank you for sharing this.

The rear engine over the wheels reminds me of the old VW Beetle ad where the traction allowed it to be the first car in Antarctica. Thanks for a great review of air cooled purity.

That number plate … 😌

As a younger car enthusiast I yearn for reviews like this. Great job!

We are fortunate that you could bring us such a defining moment in Porsche's history. It launched new design features for the 911. Glad the engineers won.

Now this is a proper sports car that gets the blood pumping, and every fibre of your being on high alert. Wonderful engine and a truly enjoyable video!

Bless the “farmers” in the UK when they can afford cars like this. Presumably a gentleman farmer

You are a great storyteller in these vids, just add "beautifully shot," and some gorgeous English countryside at sunset. (I could hear you fine at 7000 rpm) Bravo!

Great video Harry! Thank you👍

That F40 has been sitting there teasing us for months! It's my dream car, will we ever see a video on it?

I would honestly have to say, that car is the best looking Porsche 911 of all time. Duct tail, cool decals, and just a bad to the bone appearance. Never seen one in person, but the books withe the pictures work just fine. Awesome ride!

Having owned 911’s from 912’s to a 911 RS replica and having restored a few genuine RS models, it’s great to see you actually drove it like you stole it. Love my 911’s. Rear engine air cooled, the greatest cars ever created. Love ya work Harry. You know the 2-7 RS was based on the lighter E series chassis. The next model 2.7 Carter’s was a heavier G series body that was semi galvanised.

You literally have hundreds of so called "Automotive Journalists" on You Tube but when you listen to this legend and depth of his knowledge, very few compare.

I hope you can review a 2.8 RSR one day

Brilliant vid H. Thanks 👍😎

I think Harry is have a joke at our expense when he said the car is owned by a local farmer. The registration number is the clue to the owner. Great car and an excellent job by Harry as usual.

What an amazing car . My all time favourite 911. I owned a 82 sc from 1990 -98. Love the air cooled cars

THANK YOU for that ambient road noise!

What a wonderful machine, thanks for showing us.

This car shows everything that's wrong with the current 911's. Great video.

And there are those who like to electrifying this marvelous piece of art and engineering....that shouldn't be considered a crime!

Gorgeous car and really nice review Harry ! 😊

Fantastic video! That flat 6 sound!

Possibly the best and most iconic sports car of the last 50 years. What a treat - the sounds at 21:20, but the whole review as well. Harry plus a 2.7 RS M471 on July 4th is as good as it gets on KZfaq.

I just love how the car takes control of the video...

What a beautiful car, thank you for showing this. Love the colour too 👍

Can't stop drooling. What a fabulous car. 🤩

Think of how lucky we are to see Harry review a car that is one of 17 ever made...Thank you Harry, you lucky lucky bastard!

The Porsche flat six or a classic American V8 have got to be the best sounding engines ever!, thanks for your fantastic reviews on all these fantastic cars