Description
Since the dawn of the automobile age, police forces around the world have used high-performance vehicles to pursue criminals, often equipping them with larger or more powerful engines while maintaining a stock appearance. The very special Porsche 911 Targa offered here is a fine example of a 'stealth' police car, one of only 20 ordered by the Belgian National Guard and factory equipped from new with the 210 hp Carrera RS - engine. Of course, the gendarmerie could just as well have ordered 20 examples of the Carrera RS, but they didn't want anyone to know the cars' true potential, hence the decision to order a 'fast' version of the regular 911 Targa. Lacking the RS's characteristic 'duck tail' spoiler, these cars retained the silhouette of the standard model, making them ideally suited to their intended role. Even the Targa top option had a practical purpose, as it allowed the non-driving officer to stand up and direct traffic more effectively. A full list of this car's specifications is on file, along with a copy of the factory Fahrzeug Auftrag (vehicle order).
The cars were delivered via Établissements d'Ieteren Frères and the correspondence between them and the Belgian gendarmerie is in our archives, together with copies of photographs showing the official delivery of the first car with Baron Roland d'Ieteren present. Other paperwork includes a copy of the convention d'achat (purchase agreement) between the Belgian government and d'Ieteren. Archive photos of these police Porsches are also available.
At the time and for many years afterwards, these high-performance Porsches were the fastest police cars in the world, and they are also historically important as the only narrow body 911 built by Porsche with the Carrera RS engine. It is estimated that fewer than five survived, with three or four known to be in police condition and in running order.
The first Porsche supplied from the factory for police use was the Type 356, and this program expanded further following the introduction of the 911 in 1964. It turned out that this 'barn find' car was in the UK in 1987 imported and spent most of its life in storage after retirement; it had not seen the light of day for about 30 years. The essential elements were all there: the rotating blue light, the original sirens, the telephone and – most importantly – the 210 hp Carrera RS engine. Unlike many other ex-police Porsches, this one remained white, identification plates, special mirrors, etc. were all still present. The accompanying Porsche Certificate of Authenticity confirms that the car was supplied as a 'Police Version' and photographs of it are also on file, along with a copy of the British V5 registration document issued in 1987. The Gendarmerie had their own garage and mechanics to maintain these Porsches, engines were routinely swapped between cars after overhauls. This is how this Porsche ended up with the engine ('6668025') of car number '013'. The accompanying paperwork includes an official letter from Porsche confirming that '6668025' corresponds to one of the 20 police cars. The engine was completely and professionally overhauled by Jos De Bock in 2017/2018 and photos of the overhaul are available. The mechanics have also been renewed. All in all, more than €30.000 (Porsche invoices on file) was spent at Porsche alone (excluding the overhauled engine, brakes and suspension) to bring this Gendarmerie Porsche back to its former glory.
This Porsche 911 is registered on public roads in Belgium with the very suitable registration 'SOS 901'. The file also contains a copy of the certificate/diploma of the Royal Gendarmerie School that would be issued upon successful completion of the training to drive these police Porsches. In highly original condition, this ultra rare 2,7 RS narrow body variant has benefited from a complete engine overhaul and is ready for use and enjoyment. A 'must have' for the serious "Porsche" collector.
