Opinions on 1977 911 3.0

[RMK1967]

Hi, I am a Porsche novice but love this car. Seller is asking 95,000 Euro. I live in the US. Any thoughts on the car and pricing? Thank you.



https://www.garage-11.de/fahrzeug/porsche_carrera_3_0

[nathanbs]

The carrera 3.0 market hasn’t really taken off especially in the US. There was one that sold on eBay in the US for $167.5k and 2 others being advertised for approx $175k. There are many nice ones in Australia and Europe for over $150k. Now for the lows. Several oddballs have sold at auction in the US for under $75k incl fees. They certainly weren’t a Minerva blue coupe. White targa to be exact on one and I forget on other. I know of a pretty decent ‘77 coupe that’s painted in what looks like Petrol blue but is originally black and originally sportomatic but currently 915. Clean car, matching motor approx $69k. I’ve paid around the price of the car you are looking at, more actually by the time it was shipped and I’ve paid as low as $32k for one with an SC motor. There was a super nice black one with brown leatherette basketweave on the Coa interior, on eBay up until recently. Could have been had for $65k pre ship.

[RMK1967]

thank you for your thoughts.

[Tom F2]

Someday, someone may convince me that these are actually better than a big-port SC. Having driven a number of 3.0 liter 911s of all kinds, including Carrera 3.0s, I prefer the later Euro SCs to the Carrera 3.0s.

So why do the Carrera 3.0s command higher prices?

[nathanbs]

Originally Posted by Tom F2

Someday, someone may convince me that these are actually better than a big-port SC. Having driven a number of 3.0 liter 911s of all kinds, including Carrera 3.0s, I prefer the later Euro SCs to the Carrera 3.0s.

So why do the Carrera 3.0s command higher prices?

One major reason is that they were 5-6 years ahead of the big port SC curve. 5-6 years is an eternity with respect to porsche’s technological advancements. That’s of course only if you regard age to be an important factor.

[pu911]

I thought the big port SC motors were the early ones which have same post sizes as 930/02 motors. Supposedly the 3.0 Carrera's were lighter but not sure how they can be any lighter than an SC as they are pretty much same chassis - if anything they tended to be fairly well loaded the turbo's. I had a 79 SC and my father in law had a 3.0 Carrera - I could never tell much of a difference.
Phil

[Satters]

C3 has the 3l turbo case and the euro 2.7C crank. A fun revvy unique engine. Nice combo for road and track use. Used a lot in group3 historic racing in Australia.

[nathanbs]

Originally Posted by pu911

I thought the big port SC motors were the early ones which have same post sizes as 930/02 motors. Supposedly the 3.0 Carrera's were lighter but not sure how they can be any lighter than an SC as they are pretty much same chassis - if anything they tended to be fairly well loaded the turbo's. I had a 79 SC and my father in law had a 3.0 Carrera - I could never tell much of a difference.
Phil

I assumed he was referring to the 1981-83 SC cars as that’s when the hp bumped above 200 whereas the ‘78-80 were approx 185 hp and definitely were not a better driving car than a 76-77 Carrera 3.0.

[RMK1967]

Thank you but any thoughts on the car I posted and valuation? 😊

[nathanbs]

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/1976-Porsche-911-Carrera-3-0-Sport-Coupe/323354351249?itemId=323354351249&du=1

[faapgar]

Try and buy this car for 3 times the ask in 3 years.It will not happen.Ciao Fred