Introduction
Tom Vale
The original BMC 3.0L straight six, these big healeys had many class wins in European races, and are still raced by enthusiasts at historic races to this day.
The Austin-Healey 3000 was built from 1959 until 1967 and nicknamed the "Big-Healey" as a result of the 3.0L engine it featured. The bodywork was shaped by Jensen Motors and assembled at BMC MG Works in Abingdon. The 3000 really stood out on the track, winning multiple classes in many Europen rallies and races. As was the trend at the time, from 1963, 91% of 3000's were exported worldwide with most ending up in North America.
This particular example has been restored from the ground up, and importantly to the original specification with just a colour change to red and conversion to RHD. It's a stunning car, bought, imported and restored by an enthusiast with a passion for classic British sports cars.
This auction listing was written from information supplied by Tom after meeting Ian the owners son, and having visited and photographed the vehicle.
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Hello, looking closely at the pictures I see some overspray on components under the car, was this from the original restoration, or has the car had some recent repairs?
Hi Ian. Actually the car has had 2 full resprays during the restoration. I was not satisfied with the first respray which is when the overspray under the car occurred. So I organised a second full respray of the car with a different body shop in Stockton. So there is plenty of paint on the car and 2 resprays was expensive. There has been no damage to the car that required any repair and respray. Hope that helps. Regards Graham
Hello can you advise when full restoration carried out and by whom is there photographic and documentary evidence ? Has the car been used recently, when was last service
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Tremah Kasi
Barry
Hi Barry. Thanks for your interest. The restoration of the car was done over several years being completed in 2015. The major part of the restoration (body and mechanicals) was done by MagClassics near Ripon. The car was moved to another restorer (John Cotterill) in Whitby to complete the trimming and any further mechanical work required. Both these restorers have many years of experience restoring classic cars and have done several Big Healey’s before mine. I met MagClassics some years before when they completed the restoration of my 1966 AH Sprite Mk3 which I still own. In fact John Cotterill personally owned and ran a 3000 Mk1 of his own that he had restored. Sadly, John passed away a couple of years ago. There are already pictures of the car on the listing that were taken during the restoration. The car was run this year and on each of my visits to UK each summer. Prior to using the car each year we have checked over the car to ensure that it is fit and safe for use and any servicing was done by ourselves as required (oil change, greasing, plugs etc). The car has probably only done around 1000 miles during day trips out in N Yorkshire (Helmsley, Whitby, Masham etc). For some reason the odometer is not working but all the other instruments including speedometer work OK. The engine, gearbox and overdrive all perform well. As shown on the Heritage certificate, the car was originally built in 1959 and despatched to a dealer in Canada on 2st May 1995. I have no records of first registration in Canada but I purchased the car for restoration from a Gentleman in Vancouver. I am the only person to have registered the car in the UK at the end of 2015. Thanks and Regards Graham (Terima Kasih)
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