2021-08-19 17:27:56 | pauls writes:

Car listed for sale by: Kelly Dietrick, Exceptional Car Broker

Seller's description:
1962 AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 MARK II BN7 Tricarb
VIN H-BN7-L/16836 Engine 29E-RU-H/3187

This is one of a pair of 1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mark II roadsters whose [happily married] owners have garnered over two dozen best-of-class awards at Austin Healey Club popular and regional concourse shows over 15 years. They are retiring this year and want to “downsize.”.
For sale here is “Her” BN7: OEW & Midnight Blue, tan interior (leather seats), with the signature Mark II tri-carb engine. Never driven in the rain (in fact, didn’t have a top until this year’s refresh). Always stored in conditioned space. The cars received full, (cost-no-object) nut-and-bolt restorations in 2000-2002 (BN7) & 2001- 2003 (BT7). The BN7’s just-completed “refresh” ($35,000.00+) includes all new seals, bushings and weather stripping, flexible hoses and lines, complete suspension & mechanical refurbish by renowned Austin Healey specialist BRC of Philadelphia, engine inspection & tuning by Innovative Racing Technologies, Wayne, PA. Final inspection of suspension & addition of a brake booster was performed by Proper, Noise, Reading, PA. Paint & chrome are unblemished.
This car was originally restored for the 2002 Philadelphia Int’l Auto show that was celebrating the Austin Healey marque’s 50th anniversary. It was also presented to wife as her surprise 50th birthday gift on the floor. Only 355 of this two-seat model were produced making it the rarest “big” Healey except the 55 model 100 S’s designed for racing Sebring & LeMans.
Mechanicals are visually as they left the factory, however a few reliability upgrades are incorporated (such as electronic ignition & fuel pump, brake booster). Included is a new convertible frame, top and side curtains, complete tool set w/ jack, Driver’s Manual, five new Vredestein tires mounted on stock 60-spoke wire wheels, complete hydraulic/brake system rebuild (all parts replaced, whether needed or not).
Car has been driven a mere 10,000 miles since original restoration twenty years ago, and less than 50 since this $35,000.00+ refresh was completed. Records are available as well as its British Heritage Trust Certificate.
Included in the sale are three framed “Big” Healey portraits signed by Donald Healey and members of his company/family (100S, 100-6, 3000 Mk III).
Refresh Highlights
Transmission: rebuilt including new seals; clutch disk, overdrive solenoid; transmission & engine mounts replaced; lubricated driveshaft universal joints. Clutch master & slave cylinders replaced, new fluid and system bled.
Engine: intake & exhaust manifold gaskets replaced, heat shield refurbished, exhaust manifold recoated, carburators removed & rebuilt, linkages buffed & lubricated, generator tested & repainted, tappet coverplate gaskets replaced, new electronic distributor and drive oil seal, oil pressure regulator spring & valve; oil pan removed, crank bearings & thrust washers checked, Moss rear engine seal conversion kit installed, flywheel balanced, oil pan gasket replaced, repainted valve cover, new thermostat & gasket, radiator and block flushed, antifreeze & coolant hoses replaced, new fuel filter, fan belt, engine oil, spark plugs & wires. Recorded cylinder compression test results.
Suspension: All front suspension bushings, tie rods, antisway bar links, disk brake pistons & pads, steering & idler dust covers replaced; new rear seals, bearings, drum brake cylinders and pads, springs, etc.; new master cylinder, F & R flexible brake lines, fluid replaced & system bled; new steering box seal; differential oil replaced, parking brake linkages adjusted; 5 new Vredestein tires, wire wheels cleaned, balanced, and touched-up, splined hubs replaced. Optional booster installed in RF wheel well (not originally ordered on this car).
Brightwork: Bumpers & windshield frame re-chromed, grille polished by Librandi Plating, Middletown, PA. All rubber seals around lights & fuel filler, windshield weatherstripping replaced.
Body: Original painter went over car and removed all blemishes. Wheel wells and 2/3 of frame recoated. Car detailed by nationally known concours detailer, Tim McNair of Grand Prix Concours, Blue Bell, PA.
Interior & Trunk: Replaced tranny tunnel carpet & arm rest, shifter boot & knob, door weatherstrip & stays. Lubricated seat tracks, treated leather & vinyl upholstery, new floor mats; refurbished tool set and jack, aftermarket wooden knock-off wheel wrench, aftermarket trolly jack (safer than original), extra spare tire (original difficult to remove from storage pocket). Replaced door stays. New battery (moved from under rear bulkhead to trunk per BT7’s to allow access without removing spare tire).
Miscellaneous: New polished stainless steel exhaust system, underbody wiring harness covers replaced, new side curtain set w/ storage sleeve, transporter/trailer tie-down bars, mounted fire extinguisher (required for most concours events), state safety inspection.