1977 911 Carrera 3.0 Targa

The 911 Carrera 3.0 holds a unique place in 911 history, bridging the gap between the raw edge of the Carrera 2.7 RS and the turbocharged force of the newly introduced 930. Produced for just two years, the Carrera 3.0 combined elements from Porsche’s most iconic models: it carried the Carrera name first seen on the legendary 2.7 RS, and its 2,993cc engine shared the aluminum crankcase of the 911 Turbo, minus the turbocharger. Lighter than its predecessor and built on the first fully zinc-coated 911 body shell, the Carrera 3.0 set the foundation for the SC and 3.2 Carrera models that followed, making it one of the most significant transitional models in Porsche’s evolution.

This 1977 911 Carrera 3.0 is one of just 646 Targa examples produced for the year and has been refinished in its original Platinum Metallic over reupholstered Black interior. Showing 12,000 miles on a replacement odometer, the car was purchased by the seller as a disassembled project. The body had been previously repainted around 2011, including replacement of the left-rear quarter panel, but the car remained unfinished until the seller took on the reassembly in 2024. Over the past year, the seller installed the glass, trim, lighting, and bumpers, and reupholstered the cabin. The flat-six engine, received in disassembled form, was rebuilt by the seller during the same period. Photos in the gallery document the process, reflecting a careful and thorough effort to return this rare Carrera 3.0 Targa to the road.

What does it mean when the average price, low, and high have all been the same over the last twelve months? That only one has sold, which makes putting a number on our Spotlight car a bit difficult. Looking a bit further back than twelve months, the next car to sell was this car, in disassembled form, which hammered for $32,500 just over a year ago. Due to the lack of data, I had a bit of a wide estimate on this 3.0 at between $60-100,000, which is exactly where our Spotlight car landed, with a final bid of $80,000. Unfortunately, the seller probably wanted closer to the high estimate, or just wanted to keep it after doing all that work.

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