1984 Porsche 911 3.0 SC/RS photographed at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart in 2017 – unassuming and understated
The 911 SC/RS was introduced in 1984, gave a nod to its Carrera heritage in the ‘SC’ reference, which stood for ‘Super Carrera’, while the ‘RS’ hinted at the model’s motorsport intentions. 1984 Porsche 911 3.0 SC/RS photographed at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart in 2017, looking not unlike a 930 Turbo of a decade earlierīut it would be another ten years before a road-legal 911 that was also a very capable race car, would emerge. In turn, these models were all instrumental in the extraordinary success of the 911 turbo-era cars that followed. Only 21 examples of this racer were produced, but it paved the way for the development of the 1973 Carrera RS 2.7, the 1974 Carrera RS 3.0-litre and the RSR race cars. In 1967, Porsche once again set about creating a lightweight racer using the 2.0-litre engine from the Carrera 6 race car, and so the 911 R was born. 1984 Porsche 911 3.0 SC/RS photographed at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart in 2017 – an altogether different beast lurks under that familiar silhouette This was a hard-earned title, as Porsche frequently embarrassed manufacturers who boasted much larger budgets in support of their sophisticated racing machinery. This approach stood them in very good stead throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, as the 356s, 550s and later the 911s, often beat more powerful opposition earning them the nickname of ‘giant killers’. It has long been Porsche’s philosophy to produce lightweight, high-performance sportscars with engine power sufficient to ensure their cars were still competitive. 1984 Porsche 911 3.0 SC/RS photographed at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart in 2017