Description
1983 Porsche 911 SC Sport - UK RHD
Highlights
UK market right-hand-drive example in ultra-rare factory-correct Glacier Blue
Very high specification Sport model, complete with factory-fitted sunroof and Sport seats
16-inch polished Speedline Mistral alloy wheels
Bilstein suspension
Handsome blue interior with light piping on leather seats
Well-documented history with a significant paperwork file
Private registration included in sale
MOT/road tax exempt
The Appeal
Every once in a while, a car comes along that ticks all the right boxes. This is one of them. '80s 911s were well-built and enjoy a good survival rate as a result, but few can boast such an enviable original specification as this SC from 1983. Factory-specified in the rare and oh-so fetching Glacier Blue, this highly-optioned car is believed by the vendor to be the coveted Sport model, complete with a Porsche-fitted sunroof.
Many consider the SC the best of the air-cooled 911s, offering ample usable performance and greater reliability from its 3.0-litre, fuel-injected aluminium 'boxer' engine than its predecessors. It was a huge success, helping to ensure that the 911 lived on far longer than envisaged by Porsche itself at a time when the Stuttgart manufacturer was experimenting with front-engined, water-cooled GTs.
I have owned the UK market RHD example since 2002, and that it has always been stored in a garage and only driven in the dry since then. During their ownership, the car has been resprayed in its original Glacier Blue (L32Z) and fitted with a larger rear spoiler and polished Speedline Mistral 16-inch split-rim alloy wheels.
Key Information
Mileage: 131,466 miles (indicated)
Country of registration: United Kingdom
Technical inspection status: MOT/road tax exempt
Technical specs: 2,993cc 204 bhp flat-6 'boxer' petrol, 5-speed manual
Paperwork: extensive history file with V5C, service record and receipts/invoices, original service book with stamps to 2002
Believed to be a factory Sport model, per the vendor
Bilstein suspension fitted
Service book with stamps to 2002
Previous MOT certificates
Speedline 'Mistral' alloy wheels with Porsche centre caps
Headlight washers
Private registration included in sale
Includes new (reportedly unused) front alloy wheel and rear alloy wheel
Stated work includes:
Respray involving removal of glass and panels including wings, doors and bonnet
Replacement Sekurit windscreen
Engine top-end rebuild at 127,794 miles
Gearbox rebuild
New clutch and flywheel.