This 1979 Porsche 911 SC is described as a numbers-matching survivor that has lived in Arizona all its life and today has just 55K original miles on the clock. This is about as good as it gets for me when it comes to a 911; no whale tail, staggered Fuchs wheels, and SC trim. The seller presents it as a very honest car with a good maintenance portfolio, and the low mileage certainly doesn’t hurt either. Find it here on eBay in a no-reserve auction with bids up to $35,700.
On a turbocharged 911, the rear spoiler is a must; on everything else, forget it. With no whale tail in the way, we’re reminded how clean the original 911 profile really is. The SC’s have long been touted as the one last “bargain” in the air-cooled 911 family, and even that’s a stretch, but it really is your best opportunity to get into a classic era 911 for under $50,000. That said, I suspect the condition and mileage will get this one up there in a hurry, but the one respray in factory colors may hold it back.
The interior is neither good nor bad; it just is. The certificate of authenticity mentions some nice optional extras like a black headliner and a locking differential! The interior could be presented better, especially for a low mileage example, as it just looks somewhat tired here. While I doubt it’s anything serious, the top of the door frame where it meets the rear quarter glass does have some discoloration that looks like surface rust.
The engine bay has also not been overly detailed, and the K&N sticker always strikes me as cheap. The seller notes that the 911 will come with its service records from the last 15 years, but doesn’t specify what the major jobs included. The flip side of not appearing overly polished in the photos is that you can see exactly what you’re getting in terms of condition; however, I still think a low-mileage car like this would pop a lot more with a little elbow grease and more details about its service history.
Nice car. The seats are not the sports seats but are still very comfortable. Good year for the SCs.
Nice car but unfortunately out of the price range for many. 84-89 are the best of the classic 911. The SC is a great car as well but there is more maintenance involved with CIS fuel injection which can be more cantankerous than Motronic.
The only issue with CIS is when the car sits. Not driving an old Porsche is the worst thing you can do to it.
I cannot imagine that the front spoiler was factory equipment on this car. Aircooled cars must have both front and rear spoilers, or none at all. It’s a safety thing.
Cam chain tensioners and the pop-off value are the only things you need to worry about with these. The transmission sucks, but you can replace it with the much smoother shifting G50 tranny and eliminate that problem. Go crazy and get coil overs; it’s a massive suspension improvement.
Lovely skinny 911 with no rear spoilers.I much prefer the look, though can accept that the spoilers grew for a reason!
I don´t know about this car´s front spoiler, but the 1972 911S came with front spoiler only, which went some way to cut front end lift and was available as an option on the other models.
First rear spoiler was the famous ducktail on the 73 carrera RS. I think the “whaletail” was first seen on the 74 Carrera RSR racer, went on to the production Turbo a year later.
mmm mmmm, classic 911 very tasty :-)
unfortunately out of my $$$$ range
A Porsche that comes complete with mind altering drugs? The Porsche alone will alter your mind, you don’t need the drugs.
It would be enough to drive without LSD. That could affect my decision-making…
Winning bid $48,600
Let’s hope they drive it like Porsche intended. This year and model is (in my opinion) very close to the ideal 911 when it comes to driver experience of the human/machine connection.