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Modified 1982 Porsche 911SC coupe is up for auction

In 1978, Porsche reintroduced the SC designation for the first time since the 356SC, Porsche 911SC. It was produced until 1983 in the body styles Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet, and over 57,000 cars left the production line. One of them modified in 930 Turbo-style, 1982 Porsche 911SC coupe is up for auction.

This 911SC is powered by an air-cooled 3.8L flat-six engine by Torque Power Engines of Reno. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Type 915 five-speed manual gearbox and a limited-slip differential. It is mounted on gold 15″ Group 4 wheels wrapped in Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring (front) and Nitto NT555R (rear) tires.

This car is finished in black, and is equipped with modified fiberglass bumpers, steel fender flares, adjustable torsion bars, a rear spoiler, a custom exhaust system, a Steve Wong chip, a front-mount oil cooler, H4 headlights, a sunroof, Vitaloni Californian dual side mirrors, Bilstein shocks and rear helper springs, Rebel Racing RSR-style spring plate bushings, Elephant Racing ball joints, Elephant Racing bump steer kit, 930 Turbo rear torsion bars, and 930 Turbo tie rod ends.

Inside, the sport seats are upholstered in blue fabric with Tartan inserts, while the door panels and dashboard are covered in black vinyl. In front of the driver is a three-spoke MOMO steering wheel and a six-digit odometer showing 13,573 miles (total mileage is unknown). Additional equipment includes an aftermarket harness bar, a JWest Engineering Rennshift shifter, a 917-style shift knob, power windows, RS-style door panels, and metal pedal covers.

The car has a clean Carfax report that shows no accidents or other damage. It comes with recent service records, an accident-free Carfax report, and a clean California title.

The auction ends on October 10 and the highest bid at the time of writing is $72,000 USD.

Source: Bring a Trailer

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Modified 1982 Porsche 911SC coupe is up for auction
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Ghana is the new European scrapyard

Have you ever wondered where old cars go? Well, Eastern Europe has long been where used cars from Western Europe were sold. However, according to the latest data, it seems that Europe has found a new scrapyard, that is Ghana.

Ghana has become the new graveyard of European cars and the urban area in the capital city of Accra, Agbogbloshie, is where about 250,000 tons of sorted computers, smartphones, air conditioners and other devices end up every year. In the same place there is a vegetable market, a scrap yard, a large slum, an industrial area and a household waste dump.

Agbogbloshie used to be a swamp, an area where 100,000 people now live and all those who have visited this place say it looks apocalyptic, some have even called it “Sodom and Gomorrah”. A place of survival for 6,000 employed women, men and children, who live from recycling.

Ghana imports about 100,000 old cars a year, and most of them arrive at this car scrap yard broken down or in very poor condition. It is mainly about old German cars, which have the highest value on the local market, which when they finally “die”, end up here at this junkyard. However, this is a place where not all cars are recycled, some of them are taken apart and brought back to life.

After the car is disassembled, the parts that can be used are sold to local mechanics and body shops, or at the market. Unusable parts end up as waste.

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Suzuki produced 80 million cars

In 1955, a Japanese multinational mobility manufacturer, Suzuki Motor Corporation, was founded. In the same year, its first car (Suzulight) arrived on the market, and just 68 years later, the company based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, announced that it had produced 80 million cars.

Suzuki Suzulight

The brand’s first compact model, called the Fronte 800, debuted in 1965. However, Suzuki’s most successful model is the Suzuki Alto, which was first launched in 1979. Alto represents 20% or one fifth of the brand’s total sales from the beginning to this day.

Suzuki owns 15 factories around the world, and the first factory outside of Japan was opened in Pakistan in 1975. Then, the company started production in a factory in India, which was put into operation in 1983. When it comes to Europe, Suzuki cars are assembled in a factory in Hungary .

By August 2023, 28.7 million Suzuki cars were sold in Japan (36% of total sales), while 51.3 million cars were sold in the rest of the world. The largest market after Japan was India (32.6% of cars sold), while the rest of Asia accounted for 13.5%. Suzuki is less popular in Europe, so total sales are only 10%. The lowest demand was in Latin America, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa (7.8 percent).

Source: Suzuki

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