1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa

An independent read

Straight up: this is the wrong car for a sixteen-year-old - it doesn't run, it's a rear-engine classic with no modern safety gear, and the first thing a new driver needs is something that starts every morning. The seller is honest about the condition, which I'll give him credit for, but you're paying a lot of money for a car nobody has even attempted to start, and a 13-year sleep means fuel system, brakes, tires, all seals and quite possibly the clutch and engine internals before it's safe on a road. The photos are worthless - twelve copies of the same line drawing, no interior, no engine bay, no odometer, nothing of the underside - so every claim about the no-rust body and showroom interior is his word and nothing else. Air-cooled 911s of this era are known for rust in the Targa bar, floor pans and battery box area, which is exactly what you can't see here. If someone in the family genuinely wants a long project Porsche that's a different conversation, but as a first car it's a non-starter, literally.

Ask the seller about

1. 01 Ask for real photographs - engine bay, interior, odometer, and the underside on a lift, since all twelve images here are the same generic outline drawing
2. 02 Ask how the no-rust claim was checked, specifically the Targa bar area, floor pans, battery boxes and the front suspension pan
3. 03 Ask for documentation of the 40,000 miles and the single-family title, and get a marque specialist to inspect it before any money moves

Written by our AI from this listing and its photos. The seller did not write it, cannot edit it, and nothing they pay for changes it. It is the same for everyone who looks at this car. How this works →