My car is a numbers matching 1980 SC Targa that I purchased in Astoria Queens, New York in February 1991, I became the third owner of the car. Moved to San Diego in 1994 and rebuild the engine at 98k miles in 1998. I decided to go the full body restoration route after a front fender bender in late 2002. Couldn’t afford to pay the cost for a professional restoration so I opted to perform all of the work myself. I even fabricated the rotisserie from plans I found on the internet. If you do a search under targa80 you can find my posts on the restoration back in 2002-2003 and 2012.
Circa 2003
Circa 2021
My car was a daily driver every year during the summer months while I was working. I retired in 2012 and since then it is pampered and driven about once a week. The restoration was a life learning experience and was very self satisfying to accomplish. Whatever you decide to do it should be noted that a matching numbers Porsche that is over 50 years old and is maintained and driven is priceless to the owner. If you have a love for the car then I would encourage you to move forward with bringing the car to a restoration level that you can enjoy in the future.