Description
This car is Lot 105 to be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at the Goodwood Members' Meeting Sale on the 13th April, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
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Available Saturday 12th April from 09:00 until 17:00 and Sunday 13 April from 09:00, at Goodwood Members' Meeting.
Lot 105
Property of a deceased's estate
1978 Porsche 911 SC 3. 0-Litre Coupé
Registration no. YJH 119T
Chassis no. the details below
One former keeper
Under 90, 000 miles from new
Stored for the last three years
Requires recommissioning
Porsche is not one to make wholesale changes to a successful design although there have been numerous improvements in the 17 years since the 911s introduction. The wheelbase has been stretched, the fenders flared, the ventilation system and interior modernised. Yet the car still looks like its predecessors. But only the engine displacement has undergone a substantial increase: the flat-6 has grown from its original 1, 991cc in 1963 to 2, 994 now. - Road & Track, May 1980.
A modern classic if ever there was one, Porsche's long-running 911 arrived in 1964, replacing the 356, and is still in production today. The 356's rear-engined layout was retained but the 911 switched to unitary construction for the body/ chassis and dropped the 356's VW-based suspension in favour of a more modern McPherson strut and trailing arm arrangement. In its first incarnation, Porsche's single-overhead-camshaft, air-cooled 'flat six' engine displaced 1, 991cc and produced 130bhp; progressively enlarged and developed, it would eventually grow to more than 3. 0 litres and, in turbo-charged form, put out over 300 horsepower.
The first of countless up-grades came in 1966 with the introduction of the 911S, the latter easily distinguishable by its Fuchs five-spoked alloy wheels and featuring a heavily revised engine. A lengthened wheelbase introduced in 1969 improved the 911's sometimes-wayward handling, and then in 1970 the motor underwent the first of many enlargements - to 2. 2 litres. In 1977, Porsche rationalised the 911 range, reducing it to just two models: SC and Turbo, the normally aspirated 3. 0-litre SC having a conservatively estimated 180bhp at its disposal initially, an output good enough for a top speed of over 140mph (225km/ h).
This Porsche 911 SC has covered fewer than 90, 000 miles from new and has had only one former keeper. The car has been in storage for the last three years and will require recommissioning before returning to the road. Offered with a current V5C Registration Certificate.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams|Cars website for all pertinent auction information.
