It's been a full-to-the-brim year of Porsche service, sales and parts, and we've arrived in the opening weeks of another smashing Sydney summer. That, beloved friends and family, means it's time to pack up the workshops, tidy ourselves up and head home to spend some quality time with our loved ones.

We'll be closing up the garage next Friday, the 20th of December, and reopening on Monday, January 6th, for a mega 2014.

Bookings are coming in thick and fast for the opening weeks of 2014, so if you're planning on kicking your year of Porsche adventures off with a service, make sure to give us a call today.

Thank you for all of your loyal support throughout the year: the Autohaus family is the best in the world, we have had some brilliant adventures with you all this year and we can't wait to get back into it in 2014!

Be safe and happy, and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

- The Family at Autohaus Hamilton

Autohaus Hamilton is thrilled to invite you to join our Carrera Cup team through the 2014 Porsche Australia Carrera Cup Season as a member of Club Carrera.

Club Carrera is a unique concept that we’ve developed to provide an affordable entry into motorsport sponsorship through an unparalleled experience as a member of the Autohaus Hamilton Carrera Cup team.

Join Grant Geelan, Shane Smollen and the Autohaus Hamilton Carrera Cup team as they point their brand new 991 GT3 Cup Car at the top step of the Elite Class podium.

It all builds to the pinnacle of your membership - full ‘race pace’ hot laps in the brand new 991 911 GT3 Carrera Cup Car. This is an exclusive and electrifying experience which will give the ultimate insight into the pinnacle of Porsche performance, and surely capture your heart, mind and soul with exhilarating memories that will last a lifetime.

Hit this link for the full details

And hit this one to download a proposal [PDF]

As we reach the end of another year, it’s time to reflect on the adventures we’ve had, and think about what we can do to make our next year even better. And happily, 2013 has no shortage of great memories for us!

Sit back and reminisce with us in this story, and make sure to head to our Facebook page or the comments to share your favourite 2013 moments.

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1983 Porsche 911 SC Coupe

Built in the SC’s final model year, this ’83 car would be among the very last of the Porsche 911 SCs delivered to Australia.

’83 SCs are very much sought after because they have the most developed 204 horsepower version of the 3.0-litre engine, as opposed to the 180 and 188 horsepower motors found in earlier SCs.

It is in lovely original condition with matching number chassis and engine, original factory colour of wine red metallic and genuine 6″ and 7″ Fuchs.

Check out the car here

And take a look at our current stock here

911 models 1972 - 1986

These cars are equipped with what is known as the 915 transmission.  Originally pressed into service when the 911 had an engine capacity of 2.4 litres, it continued in service until 1986, by which time the 911 Carrera had an engine of 3.2 litres.

The 915 transmission is generally considered to be a blunter instrument than the G50 transmission that succeeded it, but it has a heritage that includes endurance racing, and properly maintained, and with new shift mechanism bushes, it’s every bit as good as you’d expect it to be.

Sloppy gear shifts are usually brought back to crispness with a replacement ball socket bush and shift rod tunnel bush.  Occasionally the shift rod coupling bushes also need replacement, in which case we recommend using polygraphite bushes which provide a slightly firmer feel.

911 models 1987 - 1989

The G50 transmission-equipped Carrera 3.2 has a similar ball socket bush to the earlier cars, and a different shift rod bush.  As with the earlier cars, these parts wear over time, gradually leading to a less precise shift feel.

911 models 1990 - 1998

The manual ‘box 964 and 993 continued with developments of the G50 transmission, but with a revised shift mechanism, which is generally trouble free.

Boxster, Cayman, 996 and 997

These cars have shift cables to operate the transmission.  One cable handles left/right movement, while the other looks after fore and aft motions.  We’re starting to see cars with shift cables nearing the end of their serviceable life.  When that happens, we can offer Numeric Racing shift cables ex stock.  The Numeric Racing cables are an improvement over the factory units.

We also carry the Numeric Racing performance shifter.  This shifter is a thing of CNC engineered beauty, which includes options for reduced shifter throw.  It fits within the centre console or, if you’d like to add some motorsport machismo to the cockpit, it can be mounted on risers to place the shift lever closer to your left hand.