The Porsche Carrera 911 RS 2.7: Fifty Years of Perfection

Imagine, if you will, that you are in Paris, France, in October 1972. There is an automobile show, a fairly large one, currently happening at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles convention center, and all the big names you know of are there. Renault, Peugeot, Ferrari, Aston Martin, the whole lot, including Porsche. Of course, they had the iconic Porsche 911 on display, celebrating 10 years of production and sales.

You wander over to the little stage area that is beside the Porsche stand and see a car that looks to be a 911 under a cover as the MC of the day lists off all the reasons that the 911 is one of the best sports cars in the world. Just imagine, then, that he then yanks the cover back and reveals not just any 911 but the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7.