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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet - with air cooling for the crew

Name: Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet 1983
Brand: Porsche

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Created on September 13, 2015

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Bruno von Rotz

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Bruno von Rotz

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - Porsche only built the SC with 204 hp as a convertible for one year

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - a classic 911 even as a convertible

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the opening turned a good-looking car into something almost as pretty

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - simple form, functional design

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - sit in and drive off

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the open top protrudes slightly beyond the body, but only slightly obscures the view

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - although the Cabriolet was significantly more expensive than the Coupé ...

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - ... but it was also much more fun when the weather was nice

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - rear view

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the king of the country roads

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - only 1.65 meters wide

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - was often bought in white

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the G-model remained almost unchanged for years

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - almost indistinguishable from the Coupé from the front

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - classic 911 rear end

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - not just a surgeon's dream

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - of course the engine is in the back

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the air-cooled boxer engine has a displacement of three liters

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - 204 hp and a clearly visible fan

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - lying there like on the workbench

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - Driver's workplace

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the ignition lock is on the left, typical for Porsche

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - complete watch collection

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - classic 911 cockpit with the central rev counter

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - sporty, but not very practical was the speedometer, which only displayed 50, 100, 150, ... with numbers

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - long gearshift in rubber bellows

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - some might wish the interior was a little less red ...

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - much more windy at the back, space is of course also limited

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the famous rubber bellows on the bumpers of the G-model

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - the famous fenders with the upright lamps

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - every child can recognize the car from these details

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Porsche 901 Cabriolet prototype (1964) - exactly identical to the 901 up to the rear door edges

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Porsche 901 Cabriolet prototype (1964) - you can see that it was put to the test

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Porsche 911 2.7 Targa (1977) - the Fuchs wheels were a popular accessory

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Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa (1976) - popular thanks to high safety standards and effective ventilation

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Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet study (1981) - public interest was tested at the 1981 IAA with all-wheel drive and an open convertible roof (Techno Classica 2013)

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Porsche 911 Cabrio Turbo - Prototype for the IAA - 50 years of the Porsche 911 in the Porsche Museum

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Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet (1985) - "normal" 911s in turbo look were popular

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Porsche 911 SC 3.0 Cabrio (1982) - the open-top 911 was the centerpiece of the Porsche stand

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Porsche 911 SC 3.0 Cabriolet (1982) - the folding top could not be fully lowered

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Porsche 911 SC 3.0 Cabriolet (1982) - at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show - Porsche offers a full convertible again for the first time after a 17-year hiatus

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Porsche 911 SC 3.0 Cabrio (1982) - at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show - elegance is combined with the temperament of an extremely powerful 2+2-seater

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Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet study (1981) - shown at the IAA as the forerunner of the 911 SC Cabriolet

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Porsche 911 SC 3.0 Cabriolet (1983) - for the first time since the 356 there was a fully open sports car from Porsche again

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Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet (1983) - in use as a test car

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Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet (1983) - an attractive sight even with the hood closed

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Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet (1983) - this is what the production version looked like

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (1987) - as Cabriolet and Targa

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (1987) - as a convertible

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Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet (1984) - with the Cabriolet, the 911 G-model took up the golden age of the 356 Cabriolet

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Summary

From 1982, Porsche built the 911 SC Cabriolet, after it had previously only been possible to drive the Targa open-top. Despite a steep price premium compared to the Coupé, the Cabrio-Varante became very popular and remains so to this day. The original 1983 version is already considered a classic today. This driving report takes the reader on a ride in the open-top 911 SC and shows the car in historical and current pictures, including sound samples.

This article contains the following chapters

Convertible tradition
Not the first 911 Cabriolet
Gradual introduction
Well thought out
Elegant and unrivaled
Even in winter
Cruiser ...
... and sports car
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When the Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet was introduced in 1982, it was not exactly a boom in open-top cars. Nevertheless, the convertible version in particular helped to establish the 911 as a long-term classic. Convertible variants of the original Porsche 356 were already available and were popular, although their sales share declined steadily towards the end of the model series. Accordingly, open-top versions were also discussed for the successor 901/911, but it was not a convertible that was launched in 1965, but the Targa. However, a completely open 901 variant was also being worked on and one was even built. However, there was no real need for this and so the developers focused on the coupé version early on, with the side effect that an upside-down 901 was simply not stable enough and so the reinforcing Targa bar made a lot of sense not only from a safety perspective but also from a rigidity perspective.

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