Highlights
- €100,000 3 year restoration completed in 2021
- Only 775 miles since work completed
- Wide body ‘Turbo Look’ with strong SC mechanicals
- Attractive car in light green with two-tone checkered interior
- Matching numbers car with 3L engine and 5spd box
The Appeal
If your enthusiasm for Porsche’s classic 911 extends to the evocative wide body Turbo look, but stops some way short of the boosted 930’s hedge-remodelling antics, then you want this car. It looks like a Turbo, but with its 3L SC running gear, it’ll prove entertaining, but not to the point of nudging scary.
The attractive mint green car you see is the result of a fastidious three-year restoration that cost a cool €100,000. The vendor describes it as ‘nut and bolt’ and looking at the photos of the work and the finished car, it’s hard not to disagree. It looks as if not part of this car was left untouched, from bodywork to trim to mechanicals.
The car has covered only 775 miles since the work was finished, all of it in the hands of the garage that undertook the work. It is in great condition and shows a high level of attention to detail, whether it’s the lovely black Fuchs with their polished rims, the ‘Turbo’ badges or the two-tone purple and green fabric interior.
Here is a chance to capitalise on all that work. This is a car that will confuse passersby while it thoroughly - and safely - entertains you.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in the UK 2nd February 1979
- Eight registered keepers
- Current keeper since June 2021
- Restored between 2018 and 2021 at cost of €100,000
- Previously painted brown which was re-registered black in 1998
- Currently registered as black with DVLA which buyer may wish to change
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- MOT, tax and ULEZ exempt
- Photographic record of restoration as shown
- Invoices detailing work shown in photos
- Stereo remote and spare key included
- VIN number 9119301388 confirms this car as a 1979 SC coupe
- Odometer reset during restoration and now reads 775 miles
The Condition
- Stand-out light green metallic paintwork in very good condition as shown
- Fully restored car completed in 2021 and only 775 miles since
- Paintwork shows few indications of use as can be checked in photos
- Bodywork is well kept following restoration with good panel fit
- There are a couple of minor bodywork points to note in photos
- These include poor fit to the under-bumper trim on offside front corner
- Remodelled as a wide body ‘Turbo’ with appropriate badging
- Fuchs alloys with polished rims and matching Michelin tyres fitted
- Underside presents very well in photos as can be checked in photos
- Retrimmed interior with green and purple fabric seat inserts and black leather trim
- Carpets, door cards, headlining, switchgear and dashboard all in good order
- Blaupunkt Bremen period correct radio fitted
We love any classic 911, but there really is something about the wide body Turbo that properly dials up the drama. The 930 wasn’t available in the mint green of this car, but looking at it we wish it was. No matter, we have this car as compensation.
With just 775 miles since the work was completed, this car is in great order inside and out. The attention to detail is impressive - we particularly like the two-tone green and purple seat inserts.
The Mechanics
- 2,994cc flat-six SC specification engine
- 5spd manual gearbox
- Fully rebuilt engine, gearbox and mechanicals
- Suspension, brakes and running gear overhauled
- All work completed in 2021 with 775 miles since covered
- No reported running or driving issues
The 3L SC engine is one of the strongest and best-regarded of the many flat-six air-cooled motors that have powered classic 911s. In this car it is mated to the long-legged 5spd box.
The vendor tells us the car is matching numbers. It was fully and extensively rebuilt during the restoration, the work apparently covering every aspect of the car from engine and gearbox to brakes, suspension and running gear. With so little use since completion, all of it by the chaps who built it, it is in fine running order and ready for its next keeper.
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