Police in San Francisco announced they recovered a rare Porsche 911 some four years after it was reported, along with a Yamaha motorcycle, guns, and other contraband.
The 1979 Porsche 911 SC was found at a home in the city on September 24, about a week after police recovered a 1989 Yamaha FRZ400 in front of the house, police said in a Facebook post. The Yamaha had been stripped down. When police returned with a search warrant, they found the Porsche 911 SC, along with “six handguns, five rifles, including four assault weapons, silencers, more than one pound of methamphetamine, a cache of ammunition, and other stolen items,” SFPD said. Parts from the motorcycle were also found.
“I want to thank our hard-working officers for their incredible work on this case,” Paul Yelp, SFPD’s interim chief, said in a statement. “Our Burglary and Auto Theft Unit spent months on this investigation, and our streets are safer because of them.”
1989 Yamaha FZR400
SFPD
The 911 SC was found with a 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine from a 1978 Porsche 911 Targa, a car that police said was also reported stolen. The 911 SC also had its vehicle identification number (VIN) removed. Police also arrested a suspect and charged him with a variety of criminal offenses, including being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of an assault weapon, and receiving a stolen vehicle.
Porsche 911 SCs were introduced in 1978, and made until 1984, with SC standing for “Super Carrera” and replacing the 911 and Carrera models sold prior to 1978. The 911 SC was originally equipped with a 3.0-liter boxer engine that made around 177 horsepower, which was upped for the 1980 model year to 185 horsepower, and from 1981 to 1983 to 201 horsepower. Around 60,000 Porsche 911 SCs were made in those years.
In 1984, the 911 SC was replaced by the 911 Carrera, which might be the best sports car ever made. Still, the best sports car ever made couldn’t have happened without the 911 SC, and the 911 SC recovered by SFPD deserves a better shot at life from here on out. Hopefully, a restoration is in its future, after which a new steward will take it to the streets, then park it in a secure facility.
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Erik Shilling