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RSR PROTOTYPE R7 N° 911 360 0686 "MARY STUART"

1 of 2 RSR Martini with the famous "Mary Stuart" rear tail, named after the Mary, Queen of Scots due to the resemblance to the high collars she wore.
 
24 Heures du Mans 1973, car n°46, result : 4th over all
 
The car race 5 of the 10 round of the World Championship for makes 1973 entered by porsche KG
 
Car driven in 1973 by : Muller, Follmer, Van Lennep, Jost, Schurti, Koinigg, Gregg and Haywood 
 
3.0L engine with slide valve injection, center lock wheels, long distance brakes front and rear, aluminium doors and front fenders, prototype seats, short trailing arms, special suspensions with titanium springs.
 
Owners : Porsche KG ( 02/1973 to 07/1973 ), Peter Gregg - Brumos ( 07/1973 to 02/1974 ), Hector Alonso Rebaque - Mexico ( 02/1974 to 04/1977 ), Gonzalo Baca Spross - Guatemala ( 04/1977 to 11/1977 ), Baliva Foundation ( since 11/1977 )
 
Sold in 2012 to Ronald Hughes, Monaco
 
2013 : Jurgen Barth expertise
 
May 2013 exhibited in Reims 40th birthday RS / RSR

Porsche factory workshop at the 1973 Le Mans 24h. #46 was #911 360 0686 R7, a Carrera RSR 3.0 (with the 2.8 RSR-looks and a modified wing) finished 4th overall. #47, #911 360 0588 R6 did not finish, because of a fuel system failure. #48, a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8, #911 360 0020 R2, finished 14th overall.

1973 24 h Le Mans Porsche Racing team at Téloché Workshop, south of Mulsanne. #46 Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0686 R7 Gijs van Lennep (NL) - Herbert Müller (CH)- DNS - Claude Haldi (CH) #47 Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0588 R6 Reinhold Jöst (D) - Claude Haldi (CH) - DNS - Herbert Müller (CH) #48 Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0020 R2 Peter Gregg (USA) - Guy Chasseuil (F)

 
 
 
 
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