So after the Phoenix resurfaced my wife felt it was time for us to have another P car. So with her blessing, we welcomed this to our home yesterday.

Very cool, welcome to the club!

Damn that's nice. Tell us the details

1978 SC TARGA 3.0L With a full cage, race seats, and set up for autocross and DE days

The Dennie mobile- great PNW history there!

I'm surprised and saddened he got rid of it but I know you will appreciate it for what it is Jon.

The 914 guys should like it too- it's the only Conda green car I have seen floating around these parts (the color of the Meaney 914-6 GT & original Jagermeister car).

Good score- see ya at the track soon!
Andrew Bacon

Sweet looking car! That should be big fun to drive

Jeff B

May i suggest renaming your forum account to:

PeeGreen 914-3

Hmmmm.... ....I wonder if it could be nominated for COM?

Nice car Jon, glad to see you back in the game.

Maybe if we renamed it to DCOM (Donor Car Of the Month).

There are a lot of nice parts on that thing.

It would still come in second.

Gig you as they may, I understand. If it shakes out, this one should be in my stable by the end of next month. I'm not all in on the red, dark blue, silver or black would've been preferred, but it's in the price range.

Conda Green is my favorite color. I had a 70 911s in that color. Is it the original color?
Porsches from the 70s and 80s are like colors of M&Ms Just pour out the different colors.
I have had P cars in Green, Orange, Yellow, Brown, Red plus Metallic Blue as that is my favorite.

Make sure you Targa Top is in good shape. I small tear where it folds up can make a drip in the car seats if not fixed. You will work out the removal of the top and then putting it on your foot and not the ground when you fold it to put it in the trunk. This will keep it from getting road rash on it. Be carful you do not pinch you fingers when you open the top up from being folding. I did it. I have had a 79 Targa a 81 Targa. Great cars. You are not unwanted here.

Bob
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Many have another Targa topped Porsche as well, even if the engine is in the wrong location!Click to view attachment

Congrats Jon! To bad it isn't a 914 but once your wreck it . It's the perfect donor . Seriously though nice ride bud. Good to have you back in the fold

Can you explain this to me? I don't understand how a targa can "being folding." Not trying to be a smart ass, I'm just misunderstanding the folding? Or how convertible entered the picture.

BTW, Jon knows how to handle targa tops.

YEP HAS BEFORE LOL

911 Targa tops actually fold.

Jon,

Your new ride looks great. Good luck with it, and keep the shiny side up! Your "Phoenix" is in good hands, even if they're not yours. My buddy is going to do it justice and get it back on the road, with the intention of doing a complete respray later on. I told him to give you first right of refusal if he's going to sell.

Dave

i did the engine 2002

Thank you. Learn something new every day. I was partially thrown by the pic of what I thought was a convertible.

There is a Factory one piece 914 like top,, I had one on my 72 Targa

That really means a lot. I would love to own her again some day.

Go figure, no wonder it has been such a great engine.

Mark is great guy, loved autcrossing that Targa you bought a well cared for 911

Of that vintage, I would do a targa as well. Nice ride!

Welcome to the club. nice looking targa.

My first Porsche was a very ratty 72T targa. i had the car for two years until I was laid off and couldn't afford owning it. But the experience of top off driving, especially on warm summer nights always stuck with me. When a 914 came along at the right price I knew I could recapture the magic.

You are just doing the same thing but a bit backwards one thing about 911s, besides being very demanding when driven into a corner fast, is that they are so damn comfortable on long hauls. Now I have an SC coupe, but on sunny days, the 914 is the go to car. Or as my wife calls the teener, 'The fun car'.

Congrats on your purchase, you won't regret it....unless you lift!

I love it!
I want one..

Yup... I was looking for a 911SC in white, black, silver or petrol blue with no tail... came home with this...
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...........mean and green

Love the green!