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Austin Motor
Company discovered the Healey day before the opening of the "Earls
Court Motor show" in the year 1952 at the show-booth of the Healey
Motor Corporation.
Leonard Lord, Austin Motor Corporation chief contacted Donald Healey
immediately and bought the car's production-rights before the show was
opened...
Donald Healey built the Healey with Austin parts which was ideal for the
step Austin took. Austin Motor Co. saw the Healey as the perfect answer
on Triumphs successful TR sports car which sold very well in the United
States.
The Austin
Healey 3000, also known as the "Big Healey", was produced
between 1959 and 1968. The Healey 3000 was the follow-up to the
successful 100/4 and 100/6 Healey's. The 3000 was the first Healey
fitted with power-assisted brakes and disc brakes on the front wheels.
The 3000 was to be the last "big" Austin Healey
Technical
data
Six-cylinder
engine
cylinder capacity: 2912 cc.
capacity: 200 bhp.
carburettors: 3 x twin choke Weber.
gearbox: 5 -speed manual (Tremec modification)
weight: approx 1070 kg.
Information
Austin Healey
3000 III phase 2, year 1966. Chassis number
HBJ8138187, engine number 29K/RU/H2762. Colour
British racing green with a bespoke brown leather interior. Brown mohair
soft top and brown leather hood cover. This extremely special Austin
Healey was nut and bolt restored professionally. During this process the
Healey was mechanically improved, tuned and modified to create the
ultimate Healey without building a race or rally car. Beauty, power,
safety and comfort melted together in this tremendous 'Big Healey'.
After the restoration the automobile has driven 2.329 kilometres and the
car has always be serviced and maintained at the Lex Classics workshops.
This Healey is in superb (excellent++) top condition, new!
The option list is very extensive. A very important feature is the
lowered floor created to accommodate tall drivers with a length of over
195 cm. A few other options: 200 bhp engine (built by the renown firm of
van Giersbergen in the Netherlands), 3 twin choke Weber carburettors,
aluminium Denis Welch cylinder head (and many more Denis Welch goodies),
Stainless Steel exhaust manifold and side exhaust, Tremec 5-speed
gearbox, Minilite alloy wheels with chrome 'knock offs', aluminium high
capacity radiator, 123 electronic ignition, dual circuit brake system,
large diameter disc brakes at front and disc brakes at the rear, kenlow
cooling fan, 100 Litres aluminium petrol tank etc. etc.
This fantastic Austin Healey Mk III phase 2 is built and finished to
very high standards and the specifications are top notch indeed...
Extremely special...
This
classic car was sold to Belgium by
Lex Classics.
E-mail: info@lexclassics.nl
Lex Classics
Telephone: +31 416 342 474 |
