Porsche 911 2.7RS lightweight review. What makes this 50-year old icon so special?

[@baronvonteuchter1412]

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

[@fredrikjonsson6410]

Modern safety standards….

[@duncanidaho7494]

They are more focused on putting iPads instead of actual gages. Also everything you operate is touch nowdays !

[@360trev]

@@fredrikjonsson6410 always the excuse given but its not all related to safety... its easier and cheaper to add more hp than lower weight...

[@aaronschen9896]

I need Turnbuckle adjustable seat backs in my life

[@prashanthp5448]

Driver engagement is no longer of requisite for performance cars. So they make them heavier and quicker. Straight line speed seems to be mantra going forward.

[@bobwilson7384]

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

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

I’ve never seen one climb out of a Porsche, but i know what you meen.

[@Conservator.]

And? Have you married a 911 and bought a tall blonde? (Just curious;)

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

Only in Le.France

[@Conservator.]

@@user-ht9fr6eh9u La France. 😉

[@Steve_MFr]

This really made me laugh. I am an expat and live in the Alsace about 1/2hr south of Strasbourg. I moved here with my wife from Munich. She is originally from there. I owned a guards red 911when we met. I am 6'. She is just under 6'1". And very blond. (Just the hair, tho. She's not dropped-on-her-head-too-often-as-a-child blond 😛) Still own that red 911.

[@bren333]

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.

[@TheDoosh79]

I knew it would belong to a Bamford with that plate.

[@TosinSalisu]

Thanks for detailing this car's history!

[@yetidh9]

So Mr. JCB is a 'local farmer' :-) Bit of a stretch that.

[@mrdunns3338]

Great research. I have scans of slides taken in the 70s of an orange 911 driven by (I think) Dessie, with the reg GIA 6, on various events including a Scottish Rally and possibly an RAC and/or Mintex. Do you have any info about this one, or is it a totally different car? I believe he had a brother who also rallied, is this correct?

[@ericsbuell]

Thanks These details, for me , seem to bring the car alive, almost giving it a personality. Sweet

[@martinboulden4388]

Mr Bamford does have some gorgeous cars.

[@paulhorton5612]

Appropriately yellow

[@rotax636nut5]

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

[@johnchurch4705]

Did you ever meet Terry Hoyle who was known as the BDA king..

[@benlotus2703]

@@johnchurch4705 i met Terry Hoyle at The Apartment, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987. Several great Detroit players including Rob Pipho on vibes (Rob, Freddie and I are all April 7 babies), Bugs Beddow on Trombone, Paul Hornhagen on flute. I remember playing "Little Sunflower," "Red Clay," "Up Jumped Spring."

[@rotax636nut5]

@@johnchurch4705 Yes, I went over to Terry's place in Essex once or twice to buy BDA parts off the man, we had some long and interesting conversations about BDA engines and others. He was restoring the mechanical parts of some rare classic cars at the time where the original engines and gearboxes were completely missing and he was creating new items from old photos and drawings, he was designing the casting moulds and having new crankcases and head castings made and so on, I remember him showing me some very nice pistons he had made for one of the projects he had on the go. Terry built all the BD's for Ford back in the halcyon days of Fords success in rallying back in the 70' and 80s, he asked me what the highest maximum revs at peak horsepower I was getting and I told him that it was around 10.6K and over 300 hp from a 2 litre unit which he was quite shocked as he said that the best he had seen from his own engines was below 8K and around 240 hp peak but that figure was probably more suited to off road rallying anyway although tarmac rallying might have been a different matter, happy days..

[@fishbert17]

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

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

Agreed.

[@strat0871]

The actual is nice, but it became enormous.

[@duncanidaho7494]

Without a doubt. 997.2 is the last modern 911 that i actually like.

[@venom5809]

My neighbor just got a brand new 911 Carrera and I was like wow, that one big piggy. LOL

[@drewwalton5973]

@@duncanidaho7494 with Porsche it’s known as 997.2, not .5. 997.1 being the pre-facelift

[@simonsays602]

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

[@edwardpeters6588]

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.

[@The_Foulmouthed_Cypriot]

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 KZbin 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.

[@shankarbalan3813]

Oh no. How sad to hear Alain de Cadenet has passed. How unutterably sad. I lament this with all my heart. What a classy man. What a superb knowledgeable presenter.

[@Stu_2112]

I will forever remember Alain de Cadanet for the piece to camera about the Spitfire with the LOW pass by Ray Hannah ( I think, in MH434). Great reaction from AdC 😂

[@chriswilkinson1991]

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

[@davidmorais2394]

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

[@vernonbennettiii3646]

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!

[@Tristanbirdyt]

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

[@jongib6096]

21:34 Solid driving there H 👍🏼

[@jonaus6171]

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..

[@ericrawson2909]

The days before speed cameras when driving was joyful.

[@TheAslakVind]

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

[@klasseact6663]

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

[@sresto7943]

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

[@grantchallinor5263]

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....))

[@cintocrunch]

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!

[@neilrobson3064]

All those subsidies - it must mount up…..

[@marksmejkal4267]

Yeah poor old farmers!

[@chriswilkinson1991]

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

[@CovKid2K10]

In the uk our farmers run the country. Land is incredibly valuable here

[@peterpotts5878]

He is not a farmer made his money in the city evo magazine he bought into a farm you in the USA and doing nothing wrong there's another farmer just the same Jeremy Clarkson he wasn't a farmer.. as to so call subsidy payments they are put there to make the food cheap for the public. Controlling the Farmer and what he can produce with quarters etc do very little to help Farm Business once again c19 sheep following the narrative that are being pushed by the so-called elite government ECT.. wakey-wakey all of you believe me by the end of this year you will be well awake

[@BravoManUK]

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.

[@InspirationSessions]

Oh, I don’t know… Daylesford isn’t far from Harry’s farm, so it’s not a million miles from the truth…

[@philcooper2295]

I think Lady Bamford is more the local farmer... "someone married to a local farmer" might be closer to the truth!

[@HotlyButteredToast]

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 ;)

[@CherylCold]

Quite and yellow. Only owned it for a year though from new.

[@rogerwatt8491]

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.

[@SocialismSucks]

So true!

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

I agree. I had an ‘88 3.2 Carrera targa super sport and replaced it with a 1990 964; it’s almost like the more modern they got the less pure they got. Yes, I know I’m going to get slaughtered for saying this!

[@overbuiltlimited]

Yes, I have almost no interest in owning a new Porsche (or any other make) because of the refinement in them. Yes, your wife will like the new one more, but the involvement has gone in the crapper. The eighties were when the last of the drivers cars were made. You can have a blast at 45mph driving a regular old 911T.

[@petersmith5832]

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

[@jayartz8562]

When I was a teen dad had a '71 911E, a whole lot heavier and a whole lot less power but still a special and quick car, this one must be a super special experience.

[@strongandco]

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

[@backjabber6425]

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

[@lblesbowden6748]

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!!!!

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

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

[@trails3597]

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.

[@yugo4576]

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.

[@christineayres7199]

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

[@asteele911]

That’s the most aggressive driving I’ve seen from harry. Shows how good this car is

[@HM-ol8te]

Great video as always. I think the number plate (and colour) give a small hint as to the supposed owner!😉

[@joetacchino4470]

I think a shovel might spoil the light weight.

[@oliverlondon5246]

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

[@TheDoosh79]

Land is expensive here, farmers are usually rich, see Harry etc. barn full of super cars.

[@ewanstewart8011]

Do you think that the registration number might give away who owns it? 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Thecrazyvaclav]

I think the owner of the car is in manufacturing, the number plate gives it away

[@thewaldfe9763]

I was wondering about that too - the only Porsches, farmers could buy in the rest of Europe where Porsche Diesel...

[@thewaldfe9763]

@@TheDoosh79 well, I wouldn't call those farmers. These are landlords who employ farmers to work their land...

[@garysimpson8860]

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 👍

[@andrewnorris5415]

As a kid, I always looked at the Porsche 911 in the Top Trumps and car spotter book where it had that godly 0-60 in less than 6 seconds.

[@garysimpson8860]

@@andrewnorris5415 i was a very very luckie 18 year old when I drove one for the first time flat out on a slip road and I still remember that feeling 30 years later and I also drove the rsr which was in another level at the time 👍

[@mwrcrft]

Did you think back then that these cars would fetch $1,000,000+ dollars one day

[@Askgeez]

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

[@Pavel_Bazhnyov]

Great details, epic car

[@razvan0312]

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

[@johs9000]

But does it pull any ladies?

[@chazndave]

@@johs9000 I owned one in the late 80s and I can assure you that it helped enormously in that regard :)

[@razvan0312]

@@johs9000 the ones ho you want to pull 😂

[@garsimmulholland4984]

It’ll even pull boys for you.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

I'm not talking about this RS, but of the older 911, short wheel base is more nimble than the longer wheelbase ones even though they do look similar - just from my experience driving early 911s.

[@MrModelworx]

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

[@911aircooled5]

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

[@stubailey9433]

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

[@bengaltiger96]

There’s a world’s difference in terms of design and safety requirements, to say nothing of emissions requirements of a modern day car. Porsche certainly could make the cars a little smaller, but they’d never come back to something like this.

[@klocknerdeutz]

@@bengaltiger96 we've all just been born a bit too late ;)

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

@@bengaltiger96 ".... they'd never come back to anything like this" - that's why a well kept 1973 2.7 Carrera goes for multiple times as much money as a new, boring e-gear nearly 3-ton "911" of today .......

[@cheemomugdoo799]

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.

[@paulw5822]

You would get less than half a Rhd M471 for half a million! Great video Harry, I enjoyed that Thanks!

[@TheLuisg92]

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!

[@rossmoultrie885]

To get the most out of an RS, you really need to be on track .. check out the videos from MotorSport Magazine where a 2.7RS touring is driven properly by one of Harry’s ex employees. Having said that, I suspect there are very few 2.7RS lightweights being driven like this these days .. well done Harry for driving it properly and sharing with us. So much better than a super car review..

[@fergusryan57]

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!

[@rossmoultrie885]

Fantastic Ryan .. keep at it!!

[@DueVolvi]

Stop it at 22:12 and you are back in a 1972 commercial! Epic shot!

[@humanbeing1675]

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

[@Early8Q]

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!

[@gramos9115]

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 .

[@baccattack]

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

[@perpelle]

Love when Harry is talking about Porsches.

[@euc131]

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

[@trainmanbob]

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

[@Freimopp777]

I hope you can review a 2.8 RSR one day

[@kobuserasmus2934]

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.

[@hotte7595]

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

[@jonwarshawsky5288]

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 KZbin.

[@niklaswejedal463]

I have never come closer to driving the real thing , than the representation of it in the by now classic pc-game Need for Speed Porsche 2000, but there it quickly became one of my absolute favorites. I don't know, of course, how true to the real driving experience the game developers could get back then, but if was a true joy in the game and sort of opened my eyes to the wonder that is the 2.7 RS.

[@duncanidaho7494]

The NFS 2000 was a lovely game. I learned a lot about Porsche !

[@niklaswejedal463]

@@duncanidaho7494 - yeah, same here. Like how to think when you drive a 930 Turbo. It was completely hopeless as long as you drove it as any other car. But then, when you realised how it was done (full throttle/no lift up in the curves with the steering wheel as straight as possible at all times) it transformed into a master piece of driving pleasure. Would be interesting to see how the skills learned in that game translates into actually being able to drive a real 930 fast on curvy roads :)

[@cornishrider]

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

[@free-birdrocker8809]

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!

[@anthonyfell77]

I love this channel, if you just watch this and Henry Catchpole on Carfection you have motoring covered. I couldn't understand anything Harry said while driving mind you.

[@EleanorPeterson]

I can lip-read, and he was mostly saying, "AAARGHHH."

[@MrOvershoot]

Really? I understand if English is not your first language, but otherwise I can't think of someone with clearer diction and a very calm voice.

[@anthonyfell77]

@@MrOvershoot It was just the road noise, which Harry did flag as being a possible problem when he was looking at decibels. In normal circumstances his diction is impeccable.

[@MrOvershoot]

@@anthonyfell77 Probably a balance issue on your sound output then as it was as clear as a bell on my PC. I have often seen people complaining of sound issues that are not their fault but just the device they use to watch/listen to things on?

[@Exploramix]

The most beautiful, the most desired. Pure, clean and absolutely beautiful.

[@anthonypaterson7066]

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.

[@philippklement7490]

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

[@puggzymalone5824]

I love the classic cars! More of these please!

[@colinpaton3770]

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.

[@oapSpeedo]

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

[@jonathanpowell1470]

5 o clock Sunday evening. Best time of the week

[@zgpm7031]

Why?

[@jonathanpowell1470]

@@zgpm7031 because there's a new Harry's garage video.

[@Jezze90]

7 in Finland!

[@TornadoOfSouls777]

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

[@rorykew3674]

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

[@niklaspernelind768]

Great video Harry! Thank you👍

[@Kennethah81]

Light weight and (relatively) moderate power allows for a softer suspension and longer suspension travel, resulting in very high USABLE performance! Something that car manufacturers (and way to many customers) seems to have completely forgotten about....

[@lukewalker1051]

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.

[@RtB68]

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!

[@Desertduleler_88]

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

[@LeoSey]

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

[@ojoimages]

'Goes up to 60 mph, then reappears at 150' - brilliant! Laughed out loud.

[@michaeledwardlenzi]

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

[@1994joao]

That number plate … 😌

[@msrx8ajr]

The prospect of Harry M getting stuck into Anthony Bamford’s collection should have everyone on here very excited … pls Mr JCB, Harry’s a very careful custodian!

[@scottjohnson4319]

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

[@RobS32]

Brilliant vid H. Thanks 👍😎

[@nathangregory_]

Good G-d, I'm getting old. I remember the release of this car and thought to myself. No way in hell I would drive a moving billboard for Porsche unless they paid me. How wrong I was. Live and learn.

[@sarcodiauk2921]

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

[@rjnation5042]

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

[@Dreddingbath]

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

[@bjmullan]

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

[@supercomp7078]

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

[@kellymorgan1447]

Right on Harry love your footage !!!!

[@iainmcglynn833]

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

[@bryandickerson5365]

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!

[@jambear7862]

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

[@anthonybrand6137]

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!

[@MGBranco]

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

[@darrenprior6339]

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

[@TheRacerRich]

I'll never forget when you could get a 2.7RS for under $20k in the US in very good condition and I told my dad to buy one because it will go up and he said no waste of money. Same with 300SEL 6.3 when great ones were like $12k, and Testarossa when they were under $50k. I spent all my youth being right but having no money.

[@jmsjms296]

And now you're ranting...

[@Crayfish3D]

It is impressive that an 2.7 N.A engine is making over 200hp in 1973. 3 litre engines were only making around 140hp in the late 80s.. The 2 litre turbo charged engines in the sierra and escort cosworths were only making just over 200..

[@paulallen8109]

"3 litre engines were only making around 140hp in the late 80s.. " *Which* 3 liter engines? Both Volkswagen and Opel sold hot hatches making 140-150hp from 1,8 liter to 2,0 liter straight 4's (16 valve versions which were all the news in the mid-to late 80's). Those were affordable for a lot of people. Mercedes's own 2,8 liter straight 6 used in the Mercedes W123 sedan (280E) produced 185 hp in 1976. BMW's 3,0 liter standard 3,0 liter straight 6 produced 188hp, but the M88 straight 6 used in the M1 supercar and later in the M635CSI coupe produced 286hp. The M1 had debuted in 1977. Porsche is a sportscar/supercar manufacturer and it goes without saying their engines were designed for fast driving. If we look at the rivals from Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati they all had 2,0 liter NA V6's and V8's in the mid 70's (for the Italian displacement tax system for all cars above 2,0 liters) producing 150-170hp. Heck, 6-cylinder Volvos using the PRV V6 first used in 1973 developed around 158hp in its 2,8 liter guise. Peugeot sold their 605 large executive car in 1989 with a 3,0 liter PRV engine developing 167 hp. The thing is that the PRV V6 was never considered anywhere near the best 3,0 liter 6 cylinder engines (or thereabouts in displacement) in the 70's and 80's. So I'm not sure which 3,0 liter 140hp engines you'e referring to? Early turbodiesels? American 6-cylinder engines (which were anemic as they couldn't pass emission regulations with such old designs and basically choked them) ?

[@VirtualGuth]

It is more impressive for an air-cooled engine. That works out to a bit over 78 bhp/liter. However, ten years earlier Honda was able to achieve 83 bhp/liter with their first production car, the S500. By 1964, the S600 would produce over 92 bhp/liter. What was more notable in the case of the Porsche, was the amount of torque and the flatness of the power band produced, as Harry mentioned. (A night & day story compared to the lack of torque found(?) in the Honda's, lol.)

[@JoeEngineer]

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

[@steviedee71]

Harry is my favourite car guy I can listen to him for hours talking about cars my 2nd Jay Leno 3rd Chris Harris. I hope Harry reviews the new Lamborghini Countach soon.

[@philipsparrow7977]

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.