iFox

HAs anyone had the opportunity to either own or spend a fair amount of seat time in well sorted examples of each? I just watched an amazing 911T video on PETROLICIOUS

https://petrolicious.com/films/1969-...malist-package

I dd a 78' SC and I am also in love with it, but I wonder what it feels like to drive a 911T? I did drive a 72' a while back, but it was in Chicago with traffic. What are the biggest differences in terms of how each drives? Can a T be more fun than an SC? My SC is very peppy and also very solid.. the T I drove didn't seem as much..but like I said, I really didn't get to DRIVE it.

Sher-

floatss

Hi Sher,
I had a 72 911T for about 3 years and loved it. A great car which is getting more and more valuable in our part of the world.
I now have a 83 911SC(about 4 years) and we just loooove it. Diffenences, 5 speed box vs 4, 3lt vs 2.2. Bigger and better brakes, a slightly more modern look. I prefer the SC black trim instead of the chrome on the T, and the Fuchs rims iso cooky cutters. Like slightly more modern features, which are NOT important, but we have electric mirrors and air con. I would have prefered front and rear opening quarter windows as in some of the older cars. Think the 912 had front quarter windows and E and T have rear side windows opening.
Wanted to keep both, but kept the 83 SC and added an E Type and a Pagoda to my stable.
Regards
Chris
Cape Town

sithot

Go to 5:45 and learn all you need to know about an early car. I have a GT3 and a '67 coupe in the stable and the '67 is MORE FUN. Balance power/weight is about perfect.

r911

you can add front and rear opening quarter windows to a later 911 - I added the fronts to mine

floatss

Yep, I have been thinking about it. Unfortunately, I have too many irons in too many different fires, but thanks anyway.
28 Model A Ford roadster pickup, 29 Chevy Phaeton, 67 E Type, 67 250SL and my beloved 83 911SC.
Regards
Chris

tcsracing1

the 69-73 is going to be the light weight experience. Very basic, yet pure.

the 1978-1983SC is going to give you bigger motor, bigger brakes, bigger rubber. But it is also heavier.

The 69-73 will cost you twice as much to buy as a 78-83sc.

The 64-68 and 69-73 long hood era is the cream of the crop in terms of 911 experience.

the 74-77, 78-83 and 84-89 are all impact bumper cars and offer a pleasant experience but not like that of the long nose cars.

less is more in this case. And costs more as result.

abe

Agree on keeping the SC, adding E type and 280SL.

Abe

floatss

Hi Abe,
Yep, had a 190SL, 230SL, 350SL, 500SL, 220SE Coupe, 220SE Cabrio in my collection, in a previous life. Certainly a nice collection as well as great investment and a common design thread in owning a collection of one marque has it's advantages. However, somehow after 20 odd years, I found it a little boring.
There are so many other beautiful and intersting cars of the 50's and 60's, probably not all Mercedes quality but still very desirable.
I therefore looked further afield and decided, I'd like a Big Healey, a 911, an E, a 65 Mustang, an early 50s Corvette, a little Alfa Guillietta Sprint or Spider, a 356 and a vintage car or two. Talk is cheap, but one can but dream.
I now have the three cars in the photos above as well as a 28 Model A Ford Roadster Pickup and a 29 Chevy Phaeton.
There are much better and more valuable collections but I am quite happy with what I have now and I enjoy and love their diversity.
Cheers
Chris

Kurzheck

I think the feel of the T will depend on what year. The difference in feel from a 901 trans vs 915 is tangible, IMO. I always felt the long hoods felt lighter and more nimble than SC's. Of course motor size can also change the experience.


I have a 74 2.7 Coupe that was meant to replace the T. No sunroof, window cranks, no smog equipment, smaller one year only bumperettes, Euro Tubes, thinner insulation, no radio, no AC. It feels as nimble as the 72 or 73 long hoods and has more power than either. SC's are heavier, and if you live California, any post 75 911 can be problematic for smog when trying to run a non OEM exhaust. As a Cali resident, this is a consideration I made when I wanted a older air cooled 911.


The cost difference is major consideration. Long hoods, as we all know, have gone out of sight and the SC's are still "affordable". I am biased, but I think the '74 G bodies are going to be the non Long Hoods that buyers will eventually discover. IIRC, the 2.7's have moved up the most percentage wise in the last 3 years.

raspritz

Oh my. Thank you for the link to that phenomenal video. Very, very cool. I'm about 80% done with a full bare-metal restoration of a '69T, also tangerine. When one is doing an engine rebuild, it's no big deal to upgrade a T to S-spec, which makes for quite a bit more pep in the bottom and mid-ranges. I've never driven an SC, so I have no basis for comparison, but I definitely prefer the earlier cars.

Rich

r911

I agree re the '74 feeling as close to a '73 as possible for any of the bumper cars.

And... with effort & expense an SC can be lightened, and made to look like a longhood LWB car. The typ 911 trans. will even hold up to the power output of the 3L in the SC for a while...

Kurzheck

And as a '74, my particular example is as close as you can get because it is a Frankenstein G. Made in July of '73, it was made the week (and it looks like probably the day) the last of the 73.5 F bodies rolled off the assembly line.

Mine has all kinds of F body parts on it from the factory and makes other Porsche guys do a double take when they see it. Throw in the rare color and it's a unique bird.