May 1, 2022 Update – The long-time owner of this 1979 Porsche 911SC just sold his survival example locally to an avid collector. We thank the seller for the opportunity and wish him and the buyer nothing but the best!

July 8, 2021 Update – The high bid in the auction for this 1979 Porsche 911SC 3.0 did not meet the seller’s reserve. We’ve moved this Porsche to our “Rides Still Available” page where the seller remains firm on his reserve price of $50,000.  If you are serious about buying this 911SC at this price, you can select the blue “Click Here to Buy Now” to go to the bid page.

GuysWithRides.com is excited to offer this 1979 Porsche 911SC 3.0 for our latest reserve auction lot. Bidding opened on Thursday, June 23, 2021, at Noon Eastern Time and continues Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. This Porsche 911SC is currently located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

To inspect all of the pictures provided, click on the first photograph below to enlarge it and then click on the gray “<” and “>” icons to navigate through all of the other stills in this carousel:

In 1978, Porsche introduced the new version of the 911, called the ‘911SC’, with the “SC” standing for “Super Carrera”. It featured a 180 horsepower 3.0-liter aluminum engine with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and a 5-speed 915 transmission. The move to an aluminum engine was to regain case reliability, something missing for many years with magnesium.  It’s hard to believe now, but in 1979 Porsche planned to phase out the 911 with the company’s new flagship, the 928. Sales of the 911 remained so strong, however, that Porsche revised its strategy and decided to inject new life into the 911 editions and the rest, as they say, is history.

James, the current caretaker of this 911SC, purchased the car twenty-five years ago in 1996 as a present to himself. James’ use of his 911 epitomizes what Porsche ownership is all about: throughout his quarter-century of ownership, James felt equally comfortable taking his 911SC on 500-mile road trips back to his hometown several times a year on some weekends while honing his driving skills with the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Porsche Club of America on the great road course circuits of the northeast on others.

Besides the fact he resisted the urge like so many others to add a Whale Tale spoiler, what impresses you most upon inspection of this 911SC is the overall condition of the car despite years of double-duty.  James has stacks of receipts confirming that he never scrimped on proper maintenance that includes a thorough $12,078 top-end rebuild in July 2014 at 127,038 miles, i.e. seven years and ten thousand miles ago. Most importantly, James enlisted the services of air-cooled Porsche specialist and spec racer Keith Peare at Powertech in Northern New Jersey to complete the rebuild. We’ve included copies of several key receipts and the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity. below. Please note:  James has several folders filled with receipts dating back to 1996 when he purchased this 911SC.

Click on the picture below to view key receipts as well as the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity:

Rad Era fans, be sure to check out the period-correct and fully functional Clifford Alarm system.  While the dated aftermarket Alpine cassette deck may turn off some, included as part of the sale is the original Blaupunkt head unit.

In May of this year, James had his local Porsche dealership complete some interior work. During that service, the Service Department completed their typical detailed inspection and found nothing needing attention.  Given that recent thorough Porsche dealer-level inspection, we felt that serves well as a typical pre-purchase inspection. As the video above conveys, this 911SC runs well and pulls hard when asked.

To help you make informed bids, we’re providing a link to Classic.com, the analytics and search engine for the Classic Car market, that provides an interactive graph of recent comparable sales in the past two years. By clicking on the green dots, you can navigate to each comparable car sold as a way to help you make an educated bid on the car we are featuring for auction here:

If you have any questions about this 1979 Porsche 911SC Coupe, please leave a comment below or feel free to call Rudy directly at 877-468-6497.  Thank you for looking and happy bidding!