When I was a kid, one of the super well-off kids at the local park used to have one of these:
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And I was ETERNALLY jealous. An air-cooled 911 has been on my "must-have" list since forever, and many here know that about a decade ago, I passed on a '91 964 around $10,000-12,000 assuming that it'd be even cheaper down the road. Boy was I wrong.
Anyway, I followed a lead to a literal barn find, a "non-runner". Guy wasn't sure what was up with this 1979 911 SC, but he's the original owner and it's spent a bunch of its life serviced at Downtown Porsche. He stopped driving it a few years ago (plate expired 2018) and he wasn't sure why it wouldn't start.
![](https://i.imgur.com/nU2v47B.jpg?2)
I made him a SCARY low offer, almost insulting, and I walked when he turned it down. A month later he called me and I had a flatbed bring this puppy right to me. Deal's made, and I now own this. It needs seats, because he's replaced the original seats with some hideous yellow "racing" looking seats, and the targa top reupholstered. That's literally it.
Why wasn't it running? Battery was pooched. Put in a new battery and she runs like butter. Changed the oil, fluids, and there are no leaks that we can find, though I'm sure a couple will turn up.
I've sourced seats and should have them in this week, and the targa top should be done in a couple weeks as well. Car's being stored now, and I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with it, but I really do want to enjoy it for a bit. I've dreamt about these things my whole life and I am pretty over the moon and emotional now that I actually have one.
I really did think the ship had completely sailed on me owning an air-cooled 911...
![](https://i.imgur.com/AgK1IUg.jpg?1)
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I'm going to have MANY questions here for the likes of Blur, Gurgie, Ron, etc...
But first, does anyone know what the circular button on the key does?