1973 Porsche Carrera RS Touring

This car’s history makes it correctly priced as a race car, although it was delivered in Touring trim

by Jim Schrager

This Porsche 2.7-liter Carrera RS, a left-hand “Touring” model delivered in Light Ivory, was supplied new to private owner Bernard Dulcy, who had previously raced Renault Dauphines and Alpines from 1961 to 1966. With his regular co-driver Jean-Francois Bagarry, the French privateers drove their new Porsche in a number of road events, including the 1975 and 1977 Monte Carlo Rallies (3rd in group in 1975), the Acropolis four times from 1975 to ’79 (1st in group in 1975), the 1975–76 Polish Rallies (1st in group both 1975 and 1976), the 1976 Rally of Portugal, the East African Safari of 1978, the 1978 Rumanian and Tour of the Mediterranean events (1st in group for both events), and the 1979 Ivory Coast Rally.

In the days when privateers like Dulcy and Bagarry conducted much of their own servicing without a fleet of service vehicles and mechanics in tow, crew and car impressively collected six class awards on 14 World Championship and major European events...