2022-05-23 11:27:53 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 5/22

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Auction description:

1965 Austin Healey 3000

Colour Green

Odometer 34,042 Miles

Engine size 2912

Town Seaton

Seller Type Private

Location Devon

Country United Kingdom

Excellent condition throughout

Only 34,000 miles

In current ownership for 25 years

MOT and tax exempt

V5 present

An extensive recent invoice from SJS Classic Automotive Services including the following work: Full carburettor clean, replace engine oil and filters, new choke cables, new front brake callipers and hoses, rebuilt rear hubs with new bearings, new rear brake cylinders, shoes and adjusters and new fuel filter and hoses

An 2016 invoice from Colin Groom for the following: rebore cylinders, new piston rings, valve guides and valve seats, new exhaust valves and a new big-end

An 2005/6 invoice from Orchard Restorations detailing the bare-metal respray in British Racing Green and associated work

An extensive selection of historic invoices from Orchard Restorations covering a range of work

The car features in a book on Austin Healeys (not included in the sale)

BMC Workshop Manual

Heritage Trust certificate

The Interior

The front seats have been re-covered

Good condition throughout

Original spec interior including the radio

Sliding into the driver's seat behind the wood and steel steering wheel of this Healey 3000 you instantly get a sense of how much fun this car will be to drive.

The low-slung position, wooden dash, chrome trimmed gauges and chrome switch panel provide you with a classic British sportscar experience. The seats show little signs of wear and the door cards, carpets, dashboard and centre console are all in very good condition.

There is some patina of age that is befitting of the car and everything works with the exception of the radio as the aerial was not refitted after the respray.

The Exterior

Paintwork in fantastic condition thanks to a respray in 2005/6

All wheels in very good condition

Brightwork and badges are all in good condition

The car has benefitted from a full bare-metal respray in 2005/6 along with some of the brightwork being replaced, this alongside being kept garaged and covering low mileage mean that the exterior of this Healey 3000 is very good indeed.

With a classic British sports car design (the body was made by Jensen) and finished in British Racing Green this is a car that attracts attention and appreciation wherever it goes.

The soft-top is in very good condition inside and out as well as the tonneau and the soft top cover.

The car comes with a matching hard-top included in the sale.

The Mechanics

Starts easily, runs well and idles smoothly

Sounds fantastic with no unwanted noises

The owner reports that it drives perfectly

Extensive engine rebuild by a specialist in 2016

Meticulously maintained, with the invoices to prove it

Low mileage

As with every other aspect of this car you can instantly tell that it has been very well cared for, with extensive invoices demonstrating the excellent mechanical condition and low mileage this Healey 3000 presents very well mechanically. Both the engine bay and underside are clean and the shut lines all look very good.