The Porsche 911 is a luxury two-door sports coupe with a distinctive design, rear engine and independent rear suspension; an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. It has undergone continuous development although the basic concept has remained little changed. Throughout its lifetime, the 911 has been modified by private teams and by the factory itself for racing, rallying and other forms of automotive competition and is among the most successful competition cars ever. In the mid-1970s, normally aspirated 911 Carrera RSRs won major world championship sports car races such as Targa Florio, Daytona, Sebring and Nürburgring, even against prototypes. The 911-derived 935 Turbo also won the coveted 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. In the 1999 international poll for the award of Car of the Century, the 911 came fifth. It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003) and was until 1998, the most successful surviving application of the air cooled, horizontally opposed rear-engine layout.

This UK supplied right hand drive Guards Red 911 SC was first registered 19th January 1983 and for over nine years wore the plate VAD 1. Recently having been treated to a service with mechanics in Newton Abbot, this example does boast a comprehensive history file with a good service history with invoices found within the original book pack. In 2007 the car had a documented replacement speedo clock at circa 113,000 miles, the odometer now reads 3,700 thus mileage is circa 116,700 miles from new as can be seen in the MoT reports. UMV 918Y also has a current MoT certificate until August 2025 so should be ready for any driving adventure this spring/summer and beyond. Consigned by Mathew Priddy

Lot details
Year: 1983
Make: Porsche
Model: 3.0 SC
Registration: UMW 918Y
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ91ZDS101335
Engine No: 63D1997
Mileage: 116,700

* Recently serviced
* UK right hand drive example