The best driving classic Porsche 911 ever. 3.0 SC lightweight

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Published 2021-11-05
This is the greatest classic 911 we have ever driven. 1,000kg with a really intelligent suspension platform. Every day usable whilst at the same time hugely rewarding. Stable and predictable, it still competes with modern day cars on equal terms.


The Porsche 911 is an iconic car, one of the superstars of motoring history. There have been many variants over the years, we offer this humble 3.0 SC from 1982 as a car on which to judge all others.

All Comments (21)
  • @ericrumley8061
    I really appreciated your humility and knowledge, thank you, your a very pleasant person too listen too.
  • @nickg2027
    love the green GT3 in the background!! lovely SC thanks for sharing
  • @the1beard
    👍 Thanks for another very informative video
  • @Carrera-gp9od
    That is a gorgeous little car , it’s been very tastefully done . If I had the cash I’d buy that in a heartbeat . I’d lose the roll cage and the racing harnesses , fit normal seatbelts and that would be my perfect weekend car Love it 👍🏻
  • @HawkMillFarm
    That was naughty Henry, very naughty, loved it.
  • I very much enjoyed your thoughts and reactions to this well modified 911 Henry. Choosing & coordinating a set of modifications / details on a major build is like jumping into a comparatively little known world. Each build is unique and sorted to achieve its purpose to varying degrees. It seems to me that your reflective approach to sharing this car is accurately reflective of coming to understand how the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. Having worked with a trusted shop to develop a tailored and ‘involving driving engagement’ focused set of modifications to my 964 C2, I understand the care and iterative nature of development it takes to create a really satisfying build. Your approach to this video stands out among the modification videos I’ve seen. Please consider taking more adventures down this path.
  • @TobyD
    If only I had space for another 911 - this would be the perfect car. Love it Henry!
  • @rayborg7378
    A wonderful with enough power for me.The 911 SC was a very good car in its day and still holds its own today.A detail which always is a highlight of the G model 911 is the bumpers front and rear,T Lapine just made it look so right.When you look at the mess the others did with rubber bumpers.
  • beautiful SC thank you for the video. I like the engine vent style - any idea where that comes from?
  • @ghowells5433
    Really enjoyed the video. I bought a 1982 911 SC in June which had been restored by Porsche Cambridge in 2014 as part of a nationwide competition. Lucky enough to have a 991.2 gt3 which I love but is so fast for the road, the little SC has been a revelation to be honest, even the wife enjoys going out in it. This SC is very special though, looks like the perfect road going 911 sc to be honest.
  • @pye007
    I had a 911 SC, bought new in 1981, kept it for 30 yrs. A beautiful iconic thing. I felt it needed more power, so I asked Russell Lewis to change the engine to a 3.2 Carrera and then rebuild it to 3.5 litres. It then produced 275 BHP, and it was quite a thing. A nice project, and I felt it was finally the car it should have been.
  • @samtrustrum
    you told us that it has amazing suspension, but what suspension does it have that makes it so good?
  • Great video of a belting car, it just goes to prove you don’t need 500HP to have fun! Also, at 11.02 the best footage of a Big Foot I’ve seen in months- if not years!😂
  • During the mid 90"s I was a French guy living & working in New-York, my first 911 was a 3.2 convertible and even if I was planning a long road trip with it (from NY to Montana via the back roads ,i decided to sell it and buy an earlier 1985 3.0 SC equipped with a few goodies for my trip ..the driving experience and pleasure on these roads was fantastic ,all that to say it was a time where you could still buy a used 911 low mileage for a friendly price..those times are over..!!
  • I SO miss my 1980 911 SC. 18 years of ownership. I regret that I sold it OH !! how I want it back~~!