David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/13/09 11:24 p.m.

Latest addition to the family:

I picked it up on Wednesday and then went up to see Carl Heideman in Michigan. I'm now in Atlanta visiting my brother and will be back in Florida tomorrow. I love it.

Leo  Basile
Leo Basile New Reader
6/14/09 1:21 a.m.

Congats! It always a wonderful feeling...I love falling in love.

Leo

KaptKaos
KaptKaos Reader
6/14/09 12:16 p.m.

Thank goodness it's aircooled!!!

Good luck and have fun. It's amazing how overbuilt those cars are.

rconlon
rconlon Reader
6/15/09 9:49 a.m.

You bought a hamburger joint???

Cheers Ron

kabel
kabel Dork
6/15/09 11:36 a.m.

Ah, two classics. How can you go wrong?!

André Rousseau
André Rousseau Reader
6/15/09 12:27 p.m.

Wonderful. Even like the colour.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/15/09 8:00 p.m.
kabel wrote: Ah, two classics. How can you go wrong?!

Exactly.

bravenrace
bravenrace HalfDork
6/16/09 7:44 a.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens:

Very nice! That's a '78-'84 SC, isn't it? I've always wanted one, but was scared off by the cost of parts. I hope you record your ownership experience so maybe I will change my mind!

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/16/09 2:02 p.m.

It's actually the first year of the Carrera. The SC ended in 1983.

The cars are similar, with the biggest difference probably being the engine: 3.0-liter with Bosch CIS (SC) vs. 3.2-liter with Bosch DME (Carrera). The next big change came for 1987 with the addition of the G50 transmission.

So far, so good.

GSCReno
GSCReno New Reader
6/17/09 10:58 a.m.

Sweet ride David... Congrats. I think I feel a twinge of Porsche envy coming on. Cheers, Scott

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/19/09 2:56 p.m.

Thanks. The car has been totally delightful so far. I still need to do a real photo shoot. Maybe this weekend.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/24/09 8:07 p.m.

Took some real photos: http://classicmotorsports.net/reader-rides/1380/

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