2014-09-17 14:46:35 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 9/14
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Auction description:
Lot number 142
Estimate £44,000 - £47,000
Description Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII BJ8 Phase 2
Registration 6926 PE
Year 1965
Colour British Racing Green
Engine size 2,912 cc
Chassis No. HBJ830854
Engine No. 54680

This original UK market RHD British Racing Green example is certainly one of the good ones and has had just three owners to date. Bought new in April 1965 by F Lines and Co, Globe Metal Works, Northampton, it then passed to a second owner who kept it for 38 years (1974 - 2012) when the vendor acquired it. Apart from a high quality repaint some years ago, the car is said to be totally original with no signs of any previous welding and a superb chassis.

In 1995 the engine was fully rebuilt with new pistons etc. and the odometer re-set to zero, having clocked up only 11,000 miles since. Other repairs include a top-end rebuild in 2001 with a new camshaft and followers, rebuilt starter motor in 2005, new clutch and brake master cylinders in 2007 and a new stainless steel exhaust in 2013 when new chrome wire wheels and Pirelli Cinturato tyres were also fitted.

Other features include an overdrive gearbox, tonneau and hood cover, original spare wheel and wheel changing kit and an original owner's handbook. The panel light switch acts as a discreet anti-theft device and must be flicked down before the engine can be started, while a secret fuel cut-off switch is also concealed in the passenger footwell - two features that make it very hard to steal.

In superb condition throughout with a particularly fine interior and excellent panel gaps, the car came 3rd in Class at the Austin-Healey Club Concours at Calke Abbey in June 2013.

Taxed until August 2015 and MOTd until next September (with no advisories recorded), this magnificent three-owner machine with just 11,000 miles on its rebuilt engine is ready to enjoy right away.