Lot details
Registration No: LBH342Y
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ91ZDS140786
Mot Expiry: April 2019

- Current ownership since 1988

- Comprehensive History File

- Supplied new by Roger Clark Porsche

- MOT'd until April 2019

- A notably late D-Program SC (Super Carrera) fitted with the more powerful 201bhp/197lbft 3-litre flat-six

Extraordinary as it may seem 40 years hence, by the time Porsche launched the SC in preparation for the 1978 model year, the 911 line was supposed to be in its death throes and soon to be replaced by the vastly different 928. However sales of the old timer held up far better than expected and the model won a last minute reprieve - a decision enthusiasts the world over have celebrated ever since. The newcomer incorporated the same luxury features as its 2.7 Carrera forbear, but featured an engine of rather different construction, size and character. The crankcase was now of aluminium and the crankshaft stronger with larger bearings, while the capacity had risen from 2687 to 2994cc. The unit was fed by Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and drove through the 915 series five-speed gearbox. The power output of the early SCs was actually 20 horsepower down on that of its predecessor (180 as opposed to 200bhp). However, new camshafts endowed the unit with a higher, flatter torque curve that made the car easier to drive and virtually as quick overall. Nevertheless, the output was increased to 188bhp in 1979 and 204bhp in 1981. Production of the SC ran until 1983, when it was replaced by the '80 per cent new' Carrera 3.2. A total of 57,135 SCs were manufactured, 21,548 of which had the optional Targa body.

This SC Targa was supplied new in 1983 by Roger Clark Porsche and has remained in its current ownership since 1988. Finished in Deep Metallic Red and trimmed in Beige leather, 'LBH 342Y' presently registers an unwarranted 53,000 miles and was treated to a major service in 2016 and a minor one last year. It comes complete with a comprehensive history file that includes invoices from AFN and Charles Ivey, and an MOT into April 2019.