1983 911sc Turbo Cabrio OPINION

daniell911 · daniell911's Garage

they are asking 26K$ CAN
51K miles

Any opinion?

911Rules · 911Rules's Garage

Looks to be a turbo look cab, was it a original cab or traga-cab? No factory turbo looks at that year. I have no problems with Targa-Cab hack jobs, others do. If a PPI checks out and the car is in great shape go for it, but I am pretty sure that is around $22k us? If so, its kind of on the high side. I don't understand how sellers put so much into a car and try to resoup the costs. They are playing a losing game. These cars are getting old, they can only top out at a certain price and thats it.

techweenie · techweenie's Garage

Look at the rear shot -- those must be 10" wide rear wheels.

Truthfully, there's no way to assess the value from two photos. The key with this car will be a close inspection of how the flares were welded on and how the paint looks.

In my experience, this type of conversion is sometimes done after an accident, so I'd seek a thorough local PPI.

KevinP73 has a customer with a Turbo look SC coupe with a much lower asking price -- and it has a 3.2 in it!

sammyg2 · 05-05-2005, 09:07 AM

Is it a real turbo, or a 911SC that is converted to look like a turbo?

If it is a converted turbo look, is done right and is very clean and in top mechanical condition, I'd say it could be worth close to $20k US, not much more and even that is pushing it. At that price it would have to able to win Concours events.
Also, if it isn't a real turbo they need to get rid of the turbo badge. I hate posers. If it is a real euro 1983 930, add $6k to $8k to that price.
The wheels are a personal taste thing, to me they look dated ala Miami Vice, but like I said that's up to the individual.

daniell911 · daniell911's Garage

it is a TURBO LOOK from a 911SC

PorscheG · PorscheG's Garage

I like the car, very nice. The turbo look and the black interior
with the top down, will certainly attract some eyes.
26K Can is about 20,800 US dollars. That's still
a little high, but if the car is in excellent condition and
only 51K, It sounds like a good deal to me!

Good luck, and make sure you do a PPI, before purchasing.