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Description
1978 Porsche 911SC
Few owners, the
current since 1995; lightly modified for sprint/hillclimb/track day use; large
history file
Supplied new by Swinford Motors of
Stourbridge in March 1978, this Porsche 911 SC had four local owners up to 1995
when it was sold via Autobahn of Coventry to a gentleman who kept it until he
gave up driving in 2021, ownership then transferring to his
son.
It has covered 158,780 miles to date and
comes with a large history file to document regular upkeep over the years. This
includes c.27 stamps in the service book, the last at 158,734 miles in November
2018 since when it has barely been driven.
Most
of the servicing has been done by the supplying dealer and by three
Coventry-based Porsche specialists: PCT, Autobahn and Autohaus Werkshoppe. A
quick flick through the many invoices on file show that the engine was rebuilt
by Autobahn at 131,367 miles in 1998 at a cost of £2,950. The following year the
bodywork was restored by Millbank Porsche with new front wings, door slam panels
and sills plus a bare metal respray which cost £6,470. In 2004 the interior was
retrimmed by Southbound at a cost of £5,179 including leather seats, dash top,
centre console, door cards etc.
In 2014 Francis
Tuthill supplied a PMO 40mm carburettor kit and a 964/Turbo S camshaft set which
cost £4,188 and were professionally fitted by Autohaus Werkshoppe for an
additional £2,900. All four wheels were also refurbished in 2014. In 2015 the
headlights were uprated with a LumeTechnik LED kit supplied by RPM which cost
£1,027. The tail lights have also been uprated and a high level LED brake light
fitted. A Cambermeister strut brace and an RS steering wheel have also been
fitted and the car benefits from air con and a sunroof.
No doubt there are various other upgrades but as the history file
is so large and some of the invoices are just part numbers it is hard to be
definitive, especially as the chap who owned it for the last 25+ years is no
longer with us.
Documents on file indicate that
the car has been used on various sprints/hillclimbs/track days and it certainly
felt healthy and eager as we moved it around the yard at Brightwells. A
compression test by the Porsche main dealer in Cheltenham in 2019 (c.200 miles
ago) showed the following results: cylinder 1 - 130psi; 2 - 125psi; 3 - 135psi;
4 - 145psi; 5 - 145psi; 6 - 140psi.
Issued with
a Hagerty agreed value insurance of £45,000 in 2018, the car also comes with 29
old MOTs plus a current ticket that runs to January 2023 with no advisories
recorded. The original handbooks are present in the original Porsche leather
wallet along with a Porsche heritage certificate that shows the car was built in
January 1978 and was originally Grand Prix White (now Cockney Brown) with sports
suspension and sports seats in Cork leather.
As
you can see in the photos, the car appears to be in generally good order
cosmetically apart from a few paintwork blemishes here and there. Starting
promptly and running well as we have moved it around on site, it was driven to
the sale and is ready for a new owner to enjoy.
Documents: V5C; older V5C
and V5; MOT Jan 2023 with no advisories; 29 old MOTs; many invoices; bookpack
etc.
For more information contact James on
07970 309907 or email [email protected]
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