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This Porsche 2.7-litre Carrera RS, a left-hand drive ‘Touring’ model in ivory, was supplied new by the Stuttgart factory to private owner Bernard Dulcy who had previously driven a Renault Dauphine 1093 from 1961 to 1964 followed by a Renault Alpine during the 1964 and 1966 seasons. With his regular co-driver Jean-Francois Bagarry, the French privateers then drove their new Porsche on both the 1975 and 1977 Monte Carlo Rallies, the Acropolis four times 1975-1979, the 1975 and 1976 Polish Rallies, the East African Safari of 1978, the 1976 Rally of Portugal, the 1978 Rumanian and Tour of the Mediterranean events and, finally, the 1979 Ivory Coast Rally. In the days when privateers like Dulcy and Bagarry conducted much of their own servicing without there being a fleet of service vehicles and rally mechanics in attendance, car and crew impressively clocked up 6 class awards on 14 World Championship and major European events in four seasons. In completing the 35.5k long St Barhelemy to St Michel-les-Portes special stage in 31 minute 53 seconds during the 1975 Monte Carlo Rally, the Dulcy/Bagarry Porsche achieved the 5t fastest time overall for the test behind such rally legends as eventual winner Sandro Munari’s Lancia, the Jean-Pierre Nicolas Alpine and the Fiats of Marku Alen and Hannu Mikkola, the latter co-driven by none other than Jean Todt. Amongst many press cuttings on file, one records a most dramatic arrival for the Safari after the freighter Telfair Pioneer transporting their Porsche to East Africa for the 1978 event had been held up for several days at Mogadishu by the Ogaden war. With the ship only able to dock at Mombasa the night before the rally and their car not off-loaded by crane until 2am, the intrepid crew were faced with a frantic dash during the early hours to reach Nairobi just in time make their start time. Following retirement from competition in 1979 and a period of careful preservation at Dulcy’s Avignon home, in 1992, 911 chassis number 360.1115 was treated to sensitive restoration in the body shop of Frank Alesi, father of the former F1 driver Jean Alesi. As photographs in the history file record, much of the original body shell was retained during that refurbishment, although the bonnet panel was renewed and Lightweight-type bumpers fitted prior to the car being repainted, as currently presented, in Grand Prix White with Carrera RS decals in red added. The interior is also currently to factory ‘Lightweight’ style as are the carpets with correct for Lightweight model mats, while a pair of high-back competition bucket seats trimmed in black cloth and an alloy competition steering wheel have been fitted. The car currently sits on period-correct pattern alloy wheels - 7ins wide at the front, 8ins wide at the rear, with polished rims and red painted centre - while an additional set of four similarly finished alloys of 6ins and 7ins width are included with the car as are original driver’s seat, belts and steering wheel, and several old Cibie lamps. The RS engine first fitted to the car, number 663 1092, was subject to a Porsche factory exchange, hence the Stuttgart-supplied AT prefix to the 663 900 numbered motor currently installed. According to the vendor, the exchange occurred during the car’s rally career, circa 1976/77, since when reportedly the engine has been rebuilt. Originally numbered 7831060, the 5-speed RS transmission has the benefit of competition ratios and a limited slip differential, claims the vendor. When catalogued and road tested recently, it started promptly, oil pressure reading remained good when warm, gears engaged correctly, brakes proved to be very effective and the car performed strongly. Following the death of the original owner, this still highly original example of what has become one of the most iconic of all collector performance cars passed directly into the hands of his son Sebastian Dulcy of Cortina and therefore, until 2007, was owned by the same family for 34 years. Unu