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Porsche 911sc 79’

tlipop

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Hey Guys.


Happy New Year.

Im new to the Porsche owners club and just bought my first porsche, a 79’ 911sc in bitter chocolate.


im trying to get my head around the VIN numbers as mine is the 10 digit system. Is it possible to find out more about the car re build sheet from this at all. It’s definitely had an interior update and I would like to get this back to factory so just looking for more info. It was bitter chocolate then sprayed red, then back to bitter but trying to make sure this is all correct.


thanks guys and hope I havnt trodden on any feet with my first post.

VIN 9119302605

all the best.


tom
 
Thats a great first Porsche. It looks stunning and a desirable non-sport one too!

I am sure the register secretary will be here to assist you soon.

Enjoy.
 
Hey Peter,

thanks for coming back to me and for your kind comments. its a lot of what I was looking for, the colour being a case in point, enough for me to get on with re getting back to factory plus it’s a great sit in and drive with an absolutely solid body and chassis, very happy to have finally bought but now onto the hunt for details and build spec etc amongst finding an interior!

Thanks again. Tom
 
Peter_Bull said:
Thats a great first Porsche. It looks stunning and a desirable non-sport one too!

I am sure the register secretary will be here to assist you soon.

Enjoy.


Not so sure Peter:
Looks like a 964 rear lid with the automatically extending spoiler (if it works).
Seems to still have front spoiler, so may have been a Sport at some point.
Chrome trim on side windows & door handles is inconsistent with year - black front & rear screen trim?

The paint history also suggests it has been subject to quite a bit of modification.
Looks nice with cream trim.
More pics would be good.

Alastair

 
10-digit VIN was used until 1980 model year - internationally uniform 17-digit chassis number came in 1981 model year to comply with EU & US legislation

L- Series

VIN decoded:
911 - car type
9 - model year (1979)
3 - engine (911SC RoW)
0 - body (coupe)
2605 - sequence (0001-9500 = Rest of World 911SC coupe)

Engine should be 930/03 which is the 180hp 8.5:1 compression ratio version.

Hope this helps.

 
Hey Alistair. That’s great. I’ll drop some more pics in now. Is there any way of getting more info on the build from the 10 digit VIN? Any info on the car that you have noticed would be ace. Its defo not an electric boot lid.
 
Tom,
Front valance seems to have integrated fog lights as used on the 3.2 Carrera - the SC had surface mounted units that looked like a bit of an afterthought.
Can‘t see from the photos, but rear fog light was also a bit of an afterthought below the rear bumper.
Front headlamp washers in 1979 would have been the ”periscope" type - the pictures seem to show the later flush/ low profile type which came in 1980.
Again, cannot see in pictures, but I think that the seats are from a later model - are they powered?
Looks good and a great canvas to continue to modify to create a car to your own specification rather than a period-correct concours queen.
Things to look for:
Engine number to identify if it is in the correct number range for the car, or if it has been changed for a later type providing more power.
Air pump still fitted?
Exhaust system - original or have SSIs been fitted?
Front wing-mounted oil cooler - which type?
Regards
Alastair



 
Thanks Alistair. I see what you mean re lights. They are on top but do have a slightly more set in look than some of the ones I’ve just looked at online. The guy ive bought from has had since 2002 and has been in Ireland on Irish plates since then but coming back to its English plates at the minute, he was sure it was all original bar the interior. numbers match in all the usual places including the original reg certificate. I don’t think ill be going back to factory or concours at all but keen for the original interior I think in a pasha or tartan and was hoping to find out what it had come with. I love the singer style cars and may do the exhaust but like the look as is. I believe exhaust is original etc will check air pump and cooler. Here’s another pic of the front. i read somewhere about 79s being made at 2 different times of the year and it could be early or late. This was a late august 79 production, do you think some of the elements you mentioned looking like the 80s model could have been crossed over on a late 79? just a thought and could be completely wrong. Cheers. Tom
 
Tom,
The new model year starts after the factory summer shutdown so an August 1979 build would be a 1980 model year car.
Bear in mind that build date is not the same as first registration date - there could be a considerable time between build and first registration. If you car was first registered in August 1979 (formerly the first month of the new registration year), it would have been built before the summer shutdown, so would be a 1979 model year.
A lot of things were options - for example the silver trim to windows, headlamp rings and door handles etc. rather than black (or body colour for headlamp rings). However, your car seems to have a mixture of black and silver so its probably not now possible to determine which is correct.
You might want to have a look at the impact bumpers forum where there is a real wealth of of knowledge on these models from like-minded enthusiasts.
https://www.impactbumpers.com/forum
Also, DDK which is more focused towards the earlier cars, but also a helpful community.
https://www.ddk-online.com
Regards
Alastair


 
Much appreciated Alistair. Thank you. Lastly is there anyway to find out about the original build that you know of? I know Porsche used to do a certificate but think that stopped in 2018 from what I read? Be great to track down more info? All the best and thanks for your time!
 
Nice base car! It has a 964 rear spoiler, it has a 3.2 front spoiler. It has a 3.2 interior. The chrome work is original, ie; handles, headlights and side window trim, looks like it has 964 front and rear screens? Im on a laptop but doesnt seem to have inserts in rubber? If they are there are black they too have been changed. Its a 1979 MY as Alistair has pointed out via the VIN.
 
tlipop said:
Much appreciated Alistair. Thank you. Lastly is there anyway to find out about the original build that you know of? I know Porsche used to do a certificate but think that stopped in 2018 from what I read? Be great to track down more info? All the best and thanks for your time!
PCGB used to provide a Certificate of Authenticity, but that service stopped a couple of years ago.
Some claimed that these certificates were not particularly accurate/ correct - I don't know where the original build data was mined from by PCGB, but presumably it must still exist?
It might be worth speaking with your local OPC to see if they can find anything out for you based on the VIN.
Happy to help.

 
Looks like chrome inserts on the front and rear screens, consistent with the other original chrome work. Enjoy! [:D]
 
Thanks for letting me know on this. That’s cool. I can deal with those few mods as they are minor! Cheers for letting me know!
 
Hi Tom,

Welcome to the 911SC register. Sorry for late reply but it looks like some members have already given a few answers to your queries.
I can't be 100% certain looking at your pictures but it would seem that the chrome inserts on your front and rear screens are not the correct ones. Guess is that they may have been changed when the car was resprayed but yours look like very thin inserts, the ones on the pre-80 with chrome were a lot more chunky (see pics below, but could just be your pictures making them look like this)


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1979-Porsche-911SC-blue-03-762x456.jpg


The rear lid as pointed out by Alastair is also not correct (probably from a 964) :
1979-Porsche-911SC-blue-10-762x456.jpg


But too be fair these are not really massive issues, I think you have a great base to work from there and enjoy driving it.
Finding the exact spec of your car might prove a little more tricky (I will make some enquiries but can' garante I will be able to confirm what the interior was tbh...) .
If you want to get the interior back to ''original'' I would think that as long as you go with something that was available at the time you will be fine (there were quite a few options possible), but at the end of the day as long as YOU like it, that's the main thing ??
Nice to see an SC with the Cookie cutter wheels on by the way ??

Franck
 
Hi Tom, A great looking car & age related colour - the 964 engine cover looks really good. I am doing a complete restoration of an SC & finding so many anomalies where the spec is concerned, so hard to determine what it was when new. Mine had all black window trim and yet the door frames inside were polished/adanised chrome. I stripped all the frames to repaint in black & noticed layers of paint - etch primer, undercoat & black which looked original. My car was built in December 78 & registered in Feb 79. Vin 911930 1523 so 1082 earlier than yours. Mine was 'Mocha Black' & repainted twice in a metallic bronze & now after everything down to bare metal is in Orange. Interior will be a combination of original & 3.2 so I am not too concerned with absolute originality. The Porsche Certificate of Authenticity was very useful for the SC & my 996tt, but it only noted extras when new.
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