1978 Porsche 911SC Targa

In my journey through the world of green 911s I haven’t forgotten about those less rare cars and of course, one of my favorites, the 911SC. I’ve seen a lot of SCs lately, especially Targas, actually selling. Much of that is because they’re now coming up with much more reasonable prices, yet still presenting in good condition. Granted, they are definitely of the ‘driver’ quality but that’s ok and there will always be a place for such cars. Nearly everyone who writes here and reads these pages came to their love of automobiles from the exhilaration that comes from driving them. It isn’t always easy to find air-cooled 911s for prices that don’t make you cringe every time you leave the garage, but they do exist. Now that I’ve said all of those hopeful things I’m going to feature this 911SC, which is priced a little higher (sorry!), but given how good it looks still represents a little bit of a step back in the market. We’ll have to see where bidding takes it and I suspect its ultimate selling price will be below this ask. Anyway let’s get to the car: here we have a Copper Bronze Metallic 1978 Porsche 911SC Targa, located in North Carolina, with Cork interior and 36,280 miles on it.

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Year: 1978
Model: 911SC Targa
Engine: 3.0 liter flat-6
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Mileage: 36,280 mi
Price: Reserve Auction ($50,000 Buy It Now)

Low Mileage, 36k miles. Second owner, California car, Excellent Condition. Copper Bronze Metallic exterior with Cork leather interior. Air Conditioning, short-shifter, optional 16″ wheels, tool kit, air compressor (still in the box). No rock chips, scratches, or dings. Car was painted in California exterior only by Doug Starbuck of Starside Designs in Riverside CA. Car is in pristine condition. COA from Porsche. This car was featured in the book: The Complete Book Of Porsche 911 by Randy Leffingwell and the book is included in the sale. Call 951-818-8628 for more details.

I have featured a good number of brown 911s, especially of this vintage, and I’ll admit it’s not always my favorite exterior color. It is a very period-correct color, there’s little doubt about that, but still not my favorite. This one, however, I really like! Copper Brown Metallic is just the right shade of brown and has just enough of that metallic nature to look great in almost any time period. Combine it with my all-time favorite interior color (Cork) and you have a very attractive 911. Naturally, it helps that the condition of this 911 appears excellent inside and out. It sounds like it isn’t still wearing its original paint, but looks good none the less. As I said above I’m not sure if it sells for this $50K asking price, but I imagine it will receive plenty of attention. With these Targas easily selling in the low $30Ks these days we’ll have to see if the lower mileage and better condition of this one can attract prices into the $40Ks.

-Rob