OT: 79 or 80 911SC, what do you guys think? Options

[rwilner]

So I've been keeping my eyes out for a taildragger. Unlike the 914, the 911 has had a 60 year production run, so understanding the insanities of the various model years and price points is pretty daunting.

I'm thinking the 1979-1980 911 SC is a sweet spot for my price point, which is around $15k. There was also the special "Weissach" edition around this time (factory option turbo-look) which I could pick up for a few extra bucks if I want the exclusivity.

What do you guys think about this era of 911s and the SC in general? There is one for sale locally I'm going to check out this weekend. I'm not ready to buy yet but want to get some datapoints on condition vs. asking price.

[Vysoc]

Hello,

I bought a 1980 Weissach Edition SC in 2004 from Salt Lake City. I had a very detailed PPI done and bought it from Florida. Car ran great it's only weakness was that the prior owners (5 of them) kept terrible (zero) records. When it came time to sell the lack of good records really cost me dearly.

I sold it for 16K on Pelican and had many bottom feeders trying to get it for less. If you are going for a Weissach, make sure that you have good history as the people paying top dollar want all the info documented.

Also don't let anybody tell you that a Weissach has the Turbo Look body, it does not it has the normal flares that any SC has but it has Whale Tail, Front Spoiler, Two Tone Doric Grey and Rust interior, Recaro Sport Seats, Heavy Duty Bilstein Shocks, Auto Antenna, the Sunroof was an option. Often debated but car came with 15x7 & 15x8 many say it was 6 & 7. I upgraded to 16 x 7 & 16 x 8, they were very expensive and hard to find but when you see the car with 16's it looks much better and drives better. I also put a GHL muffler on that made the car and engine really run great.

Car was a lot of fun, the 915 Transmission was sloppy, I much prefer my 914 2.0 with the 901 tranny. But it was my first Porsche I did a ton of homework, had no broken head studs and no real issues, mileage on it was 111K.

I was a coupe man and I would steer away from the Targa's that just my opinion.

I will add a picture of my car for the concours guys don't rip me on the color of the fuchs as I bought 16x7 & 8's had them redone outlined the Platinum Metallic color and they painted them a lighter gold, after not having them for 3 months I just wanted them back. so I took them with the lighter gold.

I can't wait to put the 2.5 Flat Six in my current 914-6 Flared project it should be an unbeleivable experience. My thought was always that if I could have the 3.0 in a 914-6 that would be great.

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