Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS- the car Porsche feared no- one would buy!| Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

That is the definition of ‘encyclopaedic knowledge’… I am no technician, and not a classic car aficionado, but a love this channel, because it is just a joy to listen to this guy . He’s humble, humorous and very eloquent. Great teacher!

I fell in love with Porsche as a child. My wonderful stepfather worked for a beer distributor. He started as a deliverer and worked his butt off and became the General Manager of Northeast Sales and Delivery. Finally retired and now makes about the same consulting for them. Anyways he used to take us to Road Atlanta from '75 on. Porsche was sometimes there racing. Amazing the experiences we all have. I fell in love with Porsche at about 6 years old.

I do not understand how this channel is still so underrated

This is why Mr Tyrrell’s is by far my favorite viewing on the internet. He has the vehicle in the shop, tells why it’s there, gives the historical significance and where they were headed. I’m not even a Porsche enthusiast, but I certainly appreciate this model more because of went into it. Thank you for sharing Mr Tyrrell.

You are soooo right Mr. Tyrrell describing the pleasure of driving those classic cars ! No need to have 500-600 hp missiles like today's automobiles with absolutely no feed back from the engine and chassis ( not even mentioning fake engine sounds over the radio...)...These classics are pure mechanical enjoyment...Thank you for keeping them alive. What a GREAT video !

I've been checking the channel for a new episode for several days and here it is. Anyone else find themselves re-watching old episodes when you wishing there was a new one?

Iain. The more l watch you at work , the more l'm absolutely convinced of your total unassuming prescence. You never boast of your abilities, you just educate us . And we are all willing students , hanging on to your every word . And anxiously awaiting the inevitable "test drive" ! Without doubt the very best motoring programme anywhere ! Thanks Iain.

Story about Ledwinka in the ball park, (Volkswagen settled lawsuit after the War), but Ledwinka wasn't the founder of air cooled rear engined cars, (he was the inventor of the tubular backbone chassis with independent suspension, and a pioneer in aerodynamics in production cars) but it was actually Ledwinka and Porsche professor - both Austrian and both studied together - that had the rear, air cooled engine as the logical layout (which by many accounts it is, NVH, cooling, packaging etc). Ledwinka was the first to develop the concept commercially, and Hitler - who met Ledwinka several times - raised the copycat question to Porche, which answered that they both looked over each others shoulders (they actually also studied with Carlo Abarth.) Porsche was a great engineer in his own right, the Cisitalia 4WD as an example, but one could argue that Ledwinka was more visionary in certain aspects. Tatra T-77 was WAY ahead of its time, but as the airships... Didn't really catch on. Well, Volkswagen settled for 1.000.000 Deutche Franks after the war. But Tatra was alone developing their version of the concept, so they basically just put new bodywork on the T-77 all the way into the 1990's! Porsche of cource fared better with the 911, and all though Tatra today is a great truck brand, wouldnt it be cool if they made a rear engined V8 Panamera competitor?

Ledwinka was Porsche's student while both lived in Vienna. Porsche was senior to Ledwinka. The intellectual property theft case was dismissed in court, Porsche compensated the Ledwinka family for the platform chassis using a central backbone tube however.

I've been waiting for this video most of my adult life. A comprehensive description of what makes a 911 a 911

Fathers Day morning in Australia, cup of tea and Tyrrell’s Classic Workshop… life’s good !

Without doubt the most knowledgeable and well produced car videos on YouTube these days. Even outdoing Harry....

35 minutes gone in like felt like a second. The quality of this channel as whole is simply much higher than most others; one always learns something new and valuable from Mr. Tyrrell. About the 2.7, is one of my hero cars because of that purity that takes the “driver’s car”mantra to a whole new level by throwing anything that hinders experiencing the raw performance this thing is capable of and that soundtrack is glorious. Many thanks to the owner of this faveolus beast for letting it be featured in this video and for driving it often.

I really appreciate you starting with the story of air-cooled rear-wheel driven cars! There are probably not many who are familiar with the history of Tatra.

It is refreshing having a (dare I say) a true mechanic behind the wheel , I'm a mechanic in a different field and you made me feel like I was behind the wheel. You also could be one hell of a salesman makes you want to mortgage the children .

love Mr T and his skill set...loooove...thank u...no bull crap just pure car love.

This has become one of the best car channels on YouTube. Thanks for another wonderful program!

One thing worth a mention in that generation of 911 is the visibility. As with several the cars of that time, the A pillars are quite thin, resulting in an excellent view out. 100% agree on the steering too- it’s amazing.

I hope you do a video on the Ferrari 308 GT4 which has always been one of my favorite designs from that era. It's proportions are timeless and so under-appreciated. A little cab-forward almost, which you never saw back then. It was the first (I think) that Bertone worked on and its still a stunning car even today. I just saw one yesterday and was tempted to follow it just to meet and talk with the owner. It's so rare to see one and ever more rare to have anyone profile it on YouTube.

As a German I always love how you pronounced these German names of the manufactures. Absolutely brilliant !