Lot details
Registration No: PSO231W
Chassis No: WPOZZZ91ZBS101295
Mot Expiry: April 2007

Successor to the famous 356 model range which had built the Porsche reputation since the company's inception in 1948, the 911 was launched to the public in 1964 as the 901. However, a swiftly filed lawsuit by Peugeot who claimed that they held the legal right to use all combinations of 3 numbers with '0' in the middle saw the change to the name 911. Powered by a flat six cylinder engine mounted in the traditional Porsche position at the rear of the car, the 911 finally arrived in the UK in right hand drive form in 1965. Steadily refined over a long period of time and indeed still in production today, although having nothing in common with the 1965 original save for the position of the engine and general style of the body, the 911 is considered by many as the definitive useable everyday sportscar. Available in a bewildering variety of models and engine sizes over the years, the SC variant was launched to the UK in September 1977 as a coupe or targa to replace the 911 Lux and featured an enlarged 180 bhp 3.0 engine to replace the 2.7 unit. Also available as an SC Sports version with enlarged front and rear spoilers and sports seats, the SC continued until 1983, having had its power output uprated to 204 bhp in October 1980, when the famous Carrera nameplate was revived for all non-Turbo 911 models. Still very much a traditional 911 to drive with its incredibly 'alive' steering, distinctive flat six engine wail and sometimes tail-happy handling, the SC's were nevertheless much more refined than previous models.

The 1981 911 SC Coupe which is offered here is finished in burgundy with a tan cloth interior and features the more desirable 5-speed manual gearbox. The recorded mileage of just under 154,000 is believed but not guaranteed by the vendor to be correct. Described by the vendor as 'good' in all aspects except the engine which is described as 'very good', this 911 is said to have had a full engine rebuild 3 years ago and is described as a 'nice useable example of an older 911'. This 911 comes complete with an MOT until April 2007 and tax until the end of March 2007.