For Sale: 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera in Costa Mesa, California

1977 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 Sunroof Coupe

• VIN 9117600425
• Engine No. 6670592 - Matching
• Transmission No. 7271041 - Matching
• No. 425 of 1,473 Carrera 3.0-liters produced
• K Series- Produced from August 1976 to July 1977
• Certificate of Authenticity

In 1976 and 1977, the factory offered the Carrera 3.0 with stronger aluminum-cased engines utilizing Bosch's CIS to meet emission and sound requirements with 200 hp to replace the emission-challenged Carrera 2.7 MFI cars, and of course, they had to perform better (or at least as good) as their RS and MFI predecessors (with 210 hp).

The Carrera 3.0 engine was essentially the phenomenal 911 Turbo's 2994 cc engine minus the turbocharger. Built before the '911 SC' it has everything the SC has, and more. It's a different drive with more power at 200 bhp and more torque, now at 188 ft/lb @ 4200 rpm, and it was 10% lighter, too. It has the 6-bolt flywheel and a crank from the legendary 73 Carrera RS. The 3.0 Carrera would go on to be the basis for all future developed 911s up to 1989, including the 911SC and 3.2 Carrera.

This Carrera 3.0 Sunroof Coupe is finished in its original color combination of Silver Metallic over Black leatherette interior. According to the Certificate of Authenticity, the optional equipment from the factory includes Equipment for Germany, Fog Lights, White Under Bumper, Black roof liner, Rear Fog Lights, Electric Sunroof, and Dunlop Tires.

The paintwork is in great condition and is complemented by black Carrera script down both sides and blacked-out Fuch alloy wheels with Toyo Proxes TR1 205 50 R15 front and 225 50 R15 rear tires. The interior is in beautiful condition with new German carpets, nicely upholstered black front seats with Velour Seat Inserts, a leather-wrapped MoMo Abarth steering wheel, VDO instrumentation, a perfect dash, and a black headliner. A Porsche Classic radio has been installed with Apple CarPlay and hands-free Bluetooth communication.

Purchased by the current owner on June 10th, 2020, from Hamburg, Germany, and imported into the USA. In September of 2021, Air Cooled Classics in Knoxville, Tennessee rebuilt the engine including new Mahle 98mm pistons and cylinders, main bearings, rod bearings, 964 cams, valve springs, intake valve, exhaust valves, cam chains, chain rails, head studs, valve guides, rod bolts, and nuts, oil return tubes, OEM 11 blade fan, new oil pump, SSI heat exchangers, SSI exhaust, oil hose - tank to the thermostat, Front oil cooler kit, clutch disc, distributor cap, distributor rotor, rebuilt fuel distributor, rebuilt warm-up regulator, front and rear brake caliper kits, rear rotors, front, and rear brake pads, and new spark plugs, over $30,000 was spent. This is a true rocket ship to drive with 200hp plus! It is well-sorted and solid, and rust-free.

Complete with Certificate of Authenticity, spare wheel, Porsche Classic Radio manuals, and 8 years of service history. Truly an unbelievable 911 to drive, the 3.0 Carrera was only produced from 1976 to 1977 and used the Turbo Carrera 930 engine case. Producing 200 hp @ 6000 rpm with 188 ft lbs @ 4200 rpm. It goes from 0 to 60 in 6.5 seconds, with a top speed of 143 mph.

*Note this is a Rest of the World 911 and cannot pass smog in California