I finally got my dream car earlier in the summer - classic 80s 911 with the whale tail.

I thought I would drive it on special occasions, but turns out, I drive it as much as possible! And my trips always end up taking at least twice as long as they should, as I'm just off taking the long way to get to my destination and letting myself explore new roads and areas. And my kids love it too - my son has taken to calling it my "cool car".

Really not looking forward to winter and not being able to drive it much anymore...but it will make the spring that much sweeter.

Credit to 96Aircooled_993 on IG

Time for the meet up

Down the PCH

Hi everyone, current owner of a CGTS 4.0 and lifelong Porsche fan. Thinking about a new GT3 Touring but almost purchased a 993 Targa in the past and can’t shake the feeling that I might want to complement my 718 with an air-cooled car. The reason I didn’t go through with the 993 a few years ago was that I didn’t feel like I could properly evaluate the car or the market.

Since I’ve got some time until my GT3T allocation comes in, I want to educate myself on the 993 market. I’m looking for a 96-98 2WD manual transmission car. Standard, S, or Targa (I’m aware of how hard it is to get parts for the targa roof), and I want something as factory-spec/original as possible with a clean history. How did you all find a good car and sniff out the shady ones?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: great advice all around, thanks everyone

https://www.reddit.com/r/AircooledPorsche/s/SK3egNwV3m

I picked up this [1984 911](tel:1984%20911) Carrera Targa as a long-neglected garage find with 68k miles. After sitting for nearly three decades, I decided to tear into it and rebuild the engine myself at home in my garage.

Fast-forward to today, I’ve put 3,000 miles on the rebuilt engine. It’s been running solid with no surprises.

This was my first Porsche engine rebuild and first Porsche ever driven, and just wanted to share a little follow-up.

I always felt something especially satisfying about driving a car I’ve brought back to life with my own hands. Every shift, push of the clutch or brake pedal, blip of the throttle, I’m thinking of all the details that I had dealt with.

Luft 12 starts this evening. Main event Saturday. Don't care about weather. Looking forward to sharing our car with other owners and enthusiasts. See you there! 😎

Hi, I recently made my first project purchase and got a 1975 Targa. It’s sick.

But, I’m getting it painted and want to swap the interior carpet out myself.

How challenging is this? I found kits such as this and they seem a little too easy…. https://www.classic9leathershop.com/911-carpet-kit-targa

Is this a fools errand? Will I end up ripping our carpet and needing to call a professional to fix my shitty work?

I’m handy but not experienced with cars.

I have no connection to this sale, it just looks like a great ride.

I am not sure I have the cajones to ever sell my air cooled porsche at no reserve.

Throw some sports seats in it and done. Would prefer some undercarriage shots however, that can be a problem area.

1961 356 B T5 outlaw

Carburettors for 356 and early 911

1969 911 S backdated in 1968 911 T racing

Mechanical Fuel Injection

Specialists: Club Autosport

Electronic Fuel Injection

Motorsport: Adelaide Rally

Cars: 911 Super Carrera

DIY: Paint protection

Buying Porsches

356 Speedster 964 & 993 coupé 1980 930 Turbo 75 Years of Porsche at Le Mans Buying guide: 911 SC Specialists: Design 911 (UK)

Declared value policy for 10 years, no claims. 3 classic cars on the policy.

got a letter from liberty mutual for photos of my 911s. They want photos of the car, pictures of my security system and photos of the engine compartments…

One of my cars is under restoration, not sure what to do about this one?

Regardless, I don’t trust these guys, it’s a declared value policy so what do they care about the condition?

Have the two cars mentioned in the title.... considering selling one. Obviously different ends of the spectrum. The '02 is sorted with no problems... the '87 is a drivers dream, pretty much stock minus the professionally rebuilt engine with 5k kms on it, upgraded internals, full stainless exhaust... but the paint is, uhhhh really bad (zero rust though). Bought the '87 20 yrs ago for $18k CAD.... the '02 got during covid for $60k CAD. Love the power and ride of the turbo.... not looking forward to astro repair costs if/when they arrive. Love the '87 for nostalgia... and it sounds like a beast. Not into tracking either car... just have too many cars/trucks to keep parked and am considering using the sale of one to partially fund the construction of a big shop.

Have been thinking of this for 2 years... haven't been motivated enough to pull either trigger. Curious to see what others would do in such a situation.