Enthusiasts Blogging Our Favorite Classifieds
Following yesterday’s feature let’s continue with the 911SC, though rather than a special edition trying to draw the eyes of the collector market let’s look at one that should be squarely positioned in the sites of those seeking a driver-quality air-cooled 911. The 911SC is still one of the better values for classic 911s and the one we see here looks fantastic: a Wine Red Metallic 1982 Porsche 911SC Coupe, located in California, with around 142K miles on it.
Porsche has a way of pushing the boundaries of taste when it comes to their special edition models. In some ways, I can understand this. For the most part, many of Porsche’s special edition or commemorative edition models are distinguished solely by their cosmetic differences – typically in the guise of special exterior colors and unique interior combinations – relative to standard 911s. But in many cases the interior choices seem very much outside the norm, or at least of limited desirability. Boundaries do need to be pushed in order to stand out, but for a marque with such a long and storied history I half expect something a little more classic. I’m not sure there is any better example than the 911SC Weissach Edition. These models were produced in limited numbers (408 in total) to celebrate Porsche’s Motorsports team fittingly located in Weissach, Germany. Exterior color choices were both excellent and eye-catching: Platinum Metallic or Black Metallic with each sporting Platinum Metallic painted Fuchs wheels. The interior was equally eye-catching: Doric Grey with Burgundy carpeting. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike the Weissach Edition interior, after all I love a bright red interior, but I do think it might take some getting used to. Either way, it is a unique looking 911 and like any special edition there aren’t many of them around. The one seen here is said to be a Platinum Metallic example and sits with 139K miles on it.
I’ve been sitting on this 911 for a little while and just never gotten around to posting it. There are some reasons for that, which we’ll get to below, but none the less this remains an interesting 911 and worthy of our consideration. Modified 911s always require a higher level of wariness, though in many ways assessing the mechanical condition of the car remains the same as that of any car of this age. Here we have a Rosewood Metallic 1981 Porsche 911SC Coupe, located in Connecticut, with 87,000 miles on it and some very nicely contrasted Gold Fuchs wheels. The colors are said to be original. The engine, however, has been rebuilt to higher spec and the interior lightened. Altogether this could make for a really fun 911 if it’s at the right price.
We’re experiencing some uncommon December warmth here in the Mid-Atlantic (and hopefully elsewhere as well) so why not reinvigorate our senses with a Cabriolet. Here we have a Slate Blue Metallic 1983 Porsche 911SC Cabriolet, located in California, with 116,526 miles on it. 1983 was the first year a true convertible was offered for the 911, a point that is somewhat surprising given Porsche’s penchant for producing sports cars featuring some form of open-top motoring. While the Soft-window Targa provided a nearly identical airiness it’s very limited production run – only produced from 1967 to 1969 – tends to set them apart from the rest of the 911s leaving us with only the standard Targa, with which we are very familiar. Granted, for a sports cars the lack of a Cabriolet isn’t necessarily a significant negative, but beginning with the 356 Porsche had demonstrated an ability to craft quality sports cars that were excellent performers even without a roof. Perhaps they felt the 911 was a different animal; perhaps they were concerned about increasingly stringent safety requirements – these had lead to their production of the Soft-window Targa in the first place. Whatever the reason the 911 was around nearly twenty years before a Cabriolet was produced and since that time they’ve always been with us.
I started this week with a couple 3.2 Carreras that were very very expensive as I wanted to get a sense what was going on with that market. Now I’m going to return to something much more reasonable and what really, by comparison, kind of seems like a no brainer if one were choosing between the car we see here and one of those Carreras. Here we have a 1979 Porsche 911SC Targa, located in California, with 127,532 miles on it. The colors are listed only as Gray over Brown, but exactly what Gray this is and whether the colors are original to the car I’m not sure. Some precision in that regard would be helpful, but overall we’re going for value here so that might be less important to some. I mean, if you like the color, then you like the color whether it’s original or not. Given what was available at the time it could be Diamond Silver Metallic (or even just Silver Metallic) though it appears to have a touch of brown in it. That may just be a trick of the locale. Regardless, it looks in very good condition inside and out and while we aren’t offered much in the description we do get a large numbers of photos to help us judge the state of this 911. The 911SC has long been a favorite of many 911 enthusiasts and can make for a great entry into the world of 911s in general.
