2011-07-01 15:03:56 | NIB writes:

Sold at Barrett-Jackson Auction January 2011. www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx

Lot Number: 935.2
Auction: SCOTTSDALE 2011
Status: SOLD
Sale Type: NO RESERVE
Price:*$82,500.00
Year: 1964
Make: AUSTIN-HEALEY
Model: 3000 MARK III BJ8
Style: CONVERTIBLE
VIN: HBJ8L30364
Exterior Color: SILVER
Interior Color: RED
Cylinders: 6
Engine Size: 2912
Transmission: 4-SPEED MANUAL
Summary:
2002 frame-off restoration, no expense spared. Every mechanical and material aspect of the pre-restoration car has been addressed. Documented one owner car.

Details:
Spectacular frame-off, rotisserie restoration completed in 2002 on a 3000 Mark III Phase 2. Finished in brilliant silver with original red leather interior. Documented rebuild of the engine, gearbox, and all components have been replaced or refitted as new. The car has been driven less than 500 miles and has not seen rain or a wet road. The undercarriage is clean and in the same condition as it was in 2002. Car was awarded a Concours d'Elegance Award of Distinction by the Cincinnati Concours. The car has been a family owned, one owner car for 45 years. Car also has matching body, chassis and engine numbers as shown by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certified copy. New carpet, canvas convertible top, wire wheels and tires, wiring harness, gas tank, windshield, chrome replated, trunk liner, carburetors redone and much more as documented in restoration documents.

2021-07-03 12:12:21 | pauls writes:

Car to be at auction 7/21

www.silverstoneauctions.com/sa076-lot-16589-1964-austin-healey-3000-mkiii&pn=1&pp=100

Auction description:

AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000 MKIII BJ8

Registration Number DSA 687B

Chassis Number HBJ8L30364

Engine Number 29KRUH5188

Body Colour SILVER

Concours standard, late 1964 Phase II from long-term ownership in the US.

Built during December 1964 in left-hand drive for the North American Market 

Initially finished in black with red trim, the factory options included wire wheels, heater, Overdrive and an adjustable steering column

Subject to a Concours-standard, body-off restoration in 2002

New carpets, convertible top, wire wheels, wiring harness, carburettors, re-plated chrome, fuel tank, windshield and much more

The BMI Heritage Certificate issued in 2006 confirms that the car is still married to its original body, chassis, engine and gearbox

Now finished in Classic Silver with a Bright Red interior

Concours success followed immediately with the' 2002 Concours d’Elegance Award of Distinction' in Cincinnati

Purchased by our vendor in the States in 2015 and returned to the UK

A quality restoration that has stood the test of time and still has that 'wow' factor

Offered here is a Concours-standard ‘Big Healey’ that was originally built in left-hand drive for the North American Market. Initially finished in black with red trim, the factory options included wire wheels, heater, Overdrive and an adjustable steering column and, unusually, up until the major restoration in 2002, it had enjoyed single-family ownership all its life. The history file contains a fully documented account of the restoration and the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate issued in 2006 confirms that the car is still married to its original body, chassis, engine and gearbox. The body-off restoration was comprehensive and included new carpets, canvas convertible top, wire wheels, wiring harness, carburettors, re-plated chrome, fuel tank, windshield and much more. Now finished in Silver with a red interior, it still presents today as it did in 2002 when the Judges awarded it 'The Concours D’Elegance Award of Distinction' in Cincinnati.

The Healey was purchased at a high-end auction in America in 2015 by our vendor who had travelled to buy another car but was so taken by the gleaming silver Healey, he simply had to have it.

Quality restorations tend to age well, often with that ‘just painted’ look and this beautifully presented car continues to generate a ‘wow’ wherever it goes. At this guide, a restoration could not be performed to this level … a must have!