10th Sep, 2025 12:00

Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire

 
Lot 207
 

1983 Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet
Rare UK-supplied ‘C16’ example and previously owned by Saatchi & Saatchi

Estimated at £30,000 - £35,000

Lot details

Registration No: TSG 627Y
Chassis No: WPOZZZ91ZDS150375
MOT: August 2026

  • 1 of just 4,096 made across all markets (the majority being to LHD specification)
  • Owned during the 1980s by the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency and a Cambridge computer whizzkid
  • Treated to some £10,600 worth of fettling by marque specialist Precision Porsche less than 1,000 miles ago including engine checks and a brake overhaul
  • Finished in Grand Prix White with full Black leather and the Sport pack

Hailed by CAR magazine as the ‘nicest 911’ upon its 1982 launch, the Cabriolet would also prove to be the rarest SC variant with a mere 4,096 reportedly sold worldwide (the vast majority going to LHD markets). The marque’s first true soft-top in eighteen years, the model was lighter and sleeker than its successors thanks to a manual roof which sat lower in the hood well. Capable of nigh on 150mph, the 2+2-seater was just as much of a 1980s icon as the ‘brick’ mobile phone.

Supplied new via Glen Henderson Motors Ltd of Edinburgh on April 7th 1983, chassis WPOZZZ91ZDS150375 was ‘hot property’ during its early life. Relocating down South, the Porsche belonged to computer scientist Dr David Boris Johnson-Davies, renowned advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi and H.H. & S. Ltd of Savile Row before the decade’s end. Factory finished in Grand Prix White with Black leather upholstery, the Cabriolet also featured the ‘Sport’ pack (front / rear spoilers and uprated suspension etc). Maintenance records on file date back to the 1990s and show that the 911 SC was upgraded with stainless steel SSI heat exchangers and a stainless steel silencer at 129,356 miles. A new clutch was installed at 137,952 miles and the anti-roll bar bushes renewed some 3,000 miles later with the inlet manifold and ignition box being replaced too. Little used by its last registered keeper following a posting overseas, he nevertheless spent some £10,600 with marque specialist Precision Porsche during October 2023 having ‘TSG 627Y’ thoroughly gone through. New brake discs and pads were fitted all-round, the engine borescoped and compression checked and the fuel system refurbished etc. Having covered less than 1,000 miles since the work was completed (its odometer currently displays circa 141,000), the Porsche is understood to start and run well. Expected to possess a fresh MOT certificate by the time of sale, this decidedly rare UK-supplied (C16) 911 SC Cabriolet is offered for sale with owner’s manual supplement, replacement service book, numerous old MOTs, assorted invoices and copy ownership records.

PLEASE NOTE: This lot now possesses a MOT certificate valid until August 31st 2026 and passed the test with 'no advisories'.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737

 

Auction: Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire, 10th Sep, 2025

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