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Welcome to the
Super Carrera
World Domination Plot
official website!
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Now, before you panic and start calling government officials, please note that
this website is strictly devoted to the Porsche 911SC automobile and it's
enthusiasts. Regardless of the number of times you have visited, due to the
fact you are here and reading this, we consider you an enthusiast to some
degree, and so we welcome you to the site.
An enthusiast can be defined as one who is absorbed in, or intensely devoted
to, an interest or pursuit. As previously stated, the pursuit and interest of
this website is the Porsche 911SC.
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The Car that Saved the Brand
The Porsche 911SC, built during model years 1978 to 1983, was originally slated
to be the last of the 911's Porsche would build. In 1981, Porsche was about to
abandon the idea of the rear engine sports car and end what would have to be
considered nothing short of an era of an automotive icon. Luckily for those of
us who love the 911, and particularly the 911SC, Porsche hired a new CEO, Peter
Schutz. An American, Schutz can be credited as being the man who saved the
Porsche 911.
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Peter W. Schutz (CEO Porsche AG 1981-1987) wrote:
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"The decision to keep the 911 in the product line occurred one afternoon in the
office of Dr Helmuth Bott, the Porsche operating board member responsible for
all engineering and development. I noticed a chart on the wall of Professor
Bott’s office. It depicted the ongoing development schedules for the three
primary Porsche product lines: 944, 928 and 911. Two of them stretched far into
the future, but the 911 program stopped at the end of 1981. I remember rising
from my chair, walking over to the chart, taking a black marker pen, and
extending the 911 program bar clean off the chart. I am sure I heard a silent
cheer from Professor Bott, and I knew I had done the right thing. The Porsche
911, the company icon, had been saved, and I believe the company was saved with
it."
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p. 6 Corlett, T (2005) Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera – The Last of the
evolution
Veloce Publishing ISBN 1-904788-65-3
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We salute Peter Schutz and are grateful to him for his enthusiasm towards the
car we know and love.
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Does SC Really Stand for Super Carrera?
The Porsche 911SC has long been subject of a mystery... the mystery being: what
does the SC stand for. There seem to be arguments on both sides, for and
against, that SC stands for Super Carrera. There are references in certain
Porsche 911 material that suggest that SC does indeed stand for Super Carrera,
although no one seems to be able to find anyone at Porsche A.G., who will
verify this suggestion. We suggest that you drive one, and then it is easy to
believe that the Porsche 911SC, a bulletproof blast with a traditional past,
truly is a Super Carrera.
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This site is in no way associated with Porsche Cars GB or Dr.
Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG. Porsche is a registered trademark of Dr.
Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG
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