I’ve had a 1979 Porsche 911SC for almost 30 years now. In the 90’s it was new enough and looked so close to a new 911 most people reacted to the car, and me, as they would a guy with a very exclusive expensive new car. Money clouds judgment. Flash forward, and for several years now I cannot stop for gas without at least one guy striking up a conversation, and now all of a sudden instead of a BSD barrier its like some kind of mutual universal bond. Its so powerful that when stopped at the border instead of asking me for my drivers license the first thing the border patrol agent said was, "I always wanted one exactly like this." No kidding.
The car has been to Yosemite, Glacier, and Yellowstone, as well as Laguna Seca, and while I would indeed love to do those drives in a new 911 I also know there is no way a new one would ever attract the same warm admiring looks and instant camaraderie I get with the 79SC.
The car has been to Yosemite, Glacier, and Yellowstone, as well as Laguna Seca, and while I would indeed love to do those drives in a new 911 I also know there is no way a new one would ever attract the same warm admiring looks and instant camaraderie I get with the 79SC.