Joining the Porsche owners’ club isn’t always a high bar. As others have mentioned, if you have a Porsche of any stripe, you’re one of us. In this simple tale, Russell describes how a simple person-meets-car tale can fire an affair that burns bright.

“This is my old banger. A ratty old 3L Porsche 911 SC that I picked up last year from the lovely people at Bure Valley Classics. It cost just £38,000. Now, admittedly, that’s a lot of cash, but not for an air-cooled, classic 911.

“The SC is the cheapest of air-cooled 911s, the runt of the litter, the ugly duckling, if you will. Now, when it was first launched in 1978 with 180 bhp it was described as underpowered and despite SC standing for ‘Super Carrera’, some purists say there was nothing ‘super’ about it.

“Many preferred the later 3.2 Carrera; some prefer the original ‘flat six’ cars – the early Carreras, the long hood, but these are all much more expensive and cost between £50 – £100,000. The 993 and the 964 are at the top end of that range now.

Well, I like it. So there!

“The SC is underrated and, in my opinion, undervalued. The Super Carrera is a wonderful sports car, especially for the money. In fact, it’s the car that I’ve used more than any other since I bought it back in September last year.

“Why? Because it’s authentic, it has character. It’s a lightweight, classic sports car with grunt and a unique noise. It handles and stops well and still turns heads at 45 years old – something most of us might be rather envious of.

Get yourself a swan-to-be…

“The moral of the story of the ugly duckling is that it blossomed into an elegant, beautiful thing to be admired. That is the Porsche 911 SC, and if I were you I’d grab one below sub-40K while you still can.”

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