Saw this thread and figured I'd share the story behind my 1983 911SC Targa since it has a much cooler story than the '84 Carrera that I replaced it with last spring.
So I bought the Targa back in May 2021 off of Craigslist from the original owner, which, by itself, isn't anything really noteworthy to write about. However,
he was only 18 years old when he bought it new back in 1983!
He told me the story of how he basically saved every penny since he was six years old, including working at his father‘s pizzeria, and when he turned 18 he had saved $20K (back in 1983)!! He initially wanted to buy a Pontiac Trans Am but his father said "if you’re going to spend a significant amount of money buy a high quality car, one that will last. Buy a Porsche."
They went to the local Porsche dealership and ordered a 944 but its delivery was significantly delayed. The dealership had this '83 Targa (Ruby Red) in the showroom, which the son and his father tried unsuccessfully to get for the price of the 944. The son used the money he had saved for the down payment and his father cosigned the loan for the remaining balance. The proud 18 year old owner ended up paying off the loan over the next five years.
After I bought the car, I was invited to his parents' house to pick up a few extra parts he had left there decades ago. While we were there, he showed me this blown-up photo of him and his Targa--the day he bought it--that was still hanging on his parent's wall some 38 years later.
