The most unloved, underrated and undervalued Porsche 911 ever

A bit over 6 years I was between a Subaru BRZ and a 911sc.. both were the same money and both had similar performance stats. I bought the 911sc and have been loving it ever since! Best choice I made in my life!

My first 911, in 1982, was a 1978 911SC Sport in Petrol Blue and the same Cork interior as yours. Excellent memories

Honestly that era Porsche 911 is my dream car. first fast car I ever rode in as a kid. My dads best friend back in 1978 had one and took me for a ride when I was 12 . Before we got off the entrance ramp to interstate 64 in southern Indiana we were doing 130 mph and he never banged 1 gear. smooth shifts. car pulled hard way upstairs between shifts. pinned in the seat. my dad had just tuned the carbs. my dad is a British car guy so he never owned one but that car made one hell of an impression on me. When I finally stop racing motocross and XC races on motorcycles I will likely pick one up. I would only want that era 911

I love my 1980 911SC. It truly is a drivers car and is dependable!

Porsche 911 sc is absolutely stunning

Nice video. I own a 911S from 1976. I have to be honest, main reason for me is the look of the car. The younger ones are for sure better performing but I like the 70s models. It took me 5 years to get my car perfect. And I do not want to imagine how much it might cost and take to restore a younger Porsche. What is not there will not break. I love the pure driving experience of a 100% mechanical car.

I have a 3.2 M491 Targa and a 997.2 C4S 6-sp Cabrio. I also have 3 105’s Alfas. I’m just as happy tootling along in my 90hp 1966 Alfa Guilia Ti as I am in the 997. It’s about enjoying these cars for their sheer beauty and engineering marvel. I get a thrill out of each one. Throws you back in time when designers and engineers worked to produce unique machines for a much smaller market. When I drive my old school cars, I’m transported to a gentleman player of that time. They are very cool.

My 1981 SC has 455k miles...Los Angeles brawler...engine rebuilt at 400k miles...just refreshed it at 455k miles.....new tranny and all DIY...40 years with 914-6, 911T's.....but THIS is a machine, my Gretchen...I entirely agree with you that it is not numbers output HP..PDK...ETC... but the nuance and unique feel that an analog car delivers...yes manual indeed!!....I will take an SC over more modern ....if not, drive an iPhone with wheels, a Tesla...oh please not men. Excellent video thank you so much....

In the US I don't think SCs have ever been unloved. That title goes to the mid-year 74 to 77 cars with narrow rear quarters and the 2.7 that had a bunch of problems. The 3 liter SC engine has always had a reputation for being bulletproof.

What a breath of fresh air. A fantastic video full of great dialog and perfectly on point that you don't meed high HP to enjoy driving. Really enjoyed this.

The 78:SC saved Porsche after the disastrous 75-77 thermal reactor cars that burned up their engines. The SC had two problems corrected in 1980. Porsche used hydraulic chain tensioners (instead of mechanical). When they failed, the engine usually suffered sever damage. They also used rubber center clutch plates (to cut down on noise). These would shred causing serious engine overheating revs.

I thought the less loved 911 and the mongrel was the 996, the SC is a very nice car no comparison, beautiful car mate!!

I couldn't agree more my friend. Who really needs 1000BHP in a road car? I was lucky enough to own a 1995 Ferrari F355 with a 'mere' 380BHP and boy was that enough! My little 1996 993 Carrera has 'only' 285 BHP but that certainly feels fast enough in any normal conditions! Loving the vid, cheers from a rather drizzly Otford, Kent, UK.

Not here in Australia, all 911 SCs are expensive. They range from a low of $72K up to $190k. With the majority for sale well north of $140K. So no, they aren’t unloved nor cheap.

The SC is a lovely car and regret selling mine 😢and miss it dearly,but could never pay £40-£50k grand today for one, after paying £12k for one in the early 2000s with £6k rebuilt motor,when you can get a good 997 for £20-25k today.. ok not quite the same but no way a 50% lesser car..

As I continue to save up for mine I kindly ask you not let everyone know that these are undervalued 🤣

No matter what you say, these are the BEST looking 911's of all.

The most unloved, underrated and undervalued Porsche 911 ever; that would be the 996 silly.

I had 2 ! Loved them, but....... be very very careful in the wet !

I follow probably close to 100 car channels on YouTube and I only just discovered yours when it popped up on my feed. Great review. You just earned another subscriber 👍🏼