2007-08-17 19:39:18 | pauls writes:

Car was at auction in '03
www.motorbase.com/auctionlot/by-id/1061512401/

Auction info:
Lot 215: Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III Ph II (1965)
Veteran, Edwardian, Vintage & Collectors' Motor Cars, Bonhams (23rd July 2003)
Lot Details
Auction Veteran, Edwardian, Vintage & Collectors' Motor Cars
Bonhams, Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Type Car
Lot Number 215
Estimate £18000-£22000
Outcome SOLD
Hammer Price -
Hammer Price (inc premium) £20000
Year 1965
Condition rating 1
Registration number PNW 106C
Mileage -
Chassis number HBJ8L30542
Engine number 29KRVH5293

2026-07-10 05:58:42 | pauls writes:

Car returns to market 7/26

www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1965-austin-healey-3000-mk-iii-bj8-8GANQn

1965 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III BJ8

ColourBlack

Odometer80,497 Miles

Engine size3000cc

TransmissionManual, 4 speed

Steering positionRight Hand Drive

Fuel typePetrol

Seller TypePrivate

TownHadlow

CountyKent

CountryUnited Kingdom

In current ownership for approximately 23 years

Right-hand drive conversion following repatriation from the USA  

High-performance engine build by a marque specialist

Documented service history with one specialist from 2004 to 2025

Overdrive-equipped four-speed gearbox

This example was repatriated from the United States in 1989, converted to right-hand drive, and treated to a professional body restoration before being purchased by the current vendor at auction in July 2003.

Following acquisition, the car was entrusted to Roger Ludgate of LDD Ludgate Design and Development for a thorough mechanical restoration centred on a high-performance engine build. The vendor states the engine produces 160 bhp at the wheels. The chassis was stiffened, the gearbox overhauled, new wiring fitted throughout, and five wider painted wire wheels installed.

For the following two decades, the car was regularly toured on the continent and consistently maintained by the same specialist, with documented work right through to 2025. The vendor is candid that the bodywork is now a little untidy with some cracked paintwork, but the hood, hood cover, and full tonneau are reported to be in good condition. A spare used rear axle is also included. This is a car with serious mechanical credentials and a long, well-documented relationship with one specialist, offered now as its old owner reluctantly steps back from spirited motoring.

Mileage: 80,497 miles (indicated)

Country of registration: United Kingdom

Technical inspection status: MOT/road tax exempt

Technical specs: 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol, four-speed manual with overdrive

Paperwork: service history file from LDD Ludgate Design and Development spanning 2004 to 2025

Service history:

07/25 – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

09/23 – 79,985 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

06/23 – 79,819 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

04/21 – 79,094 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

05/18 – 76,933 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

09/17 – 76,294 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

05/17 – 75,713 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

05/16 – 75,312 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

09/15 – 75,253 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

04/15 – 73,569 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

05/14 – 72,869 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

12/13 – 72,772 miles – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

05/04 – Mileage Unlisted – LDD Ludgate Design and Development

Most recent work carried out in 2025, including inspections, tracking checks, consecutive road tests, chassis greasing, gearbox fluid replenishment, and new HT ignition leads

Engine misfire investigated and resolved in September 2023, including compression checks and carburettor adjustments

Fuel delivery issues rectified in June 2023, with carburettor cleaning and adjustment, starter solenoid rebuild, and spark plug terminal repair

New battery fitted in June 2022

Post-delivery inspection carried out in April 2021, including new braided fuel hoses, exhaust alignment, new spark plugs, and distributor fault repair

High-performance engine build completed in 2004, including rebore with diamond honing, balanced and tuftride-hardened crankshaft, Piper fast-road camshaft, gas-flowed and hand-ported cylinder head, lead-free fuel conversion, rebuilt twin SU HD8 carburettors with revised needle profiles, alternator conversion, uprated cooling system, and finned alloy sump

Engine stated by the vendor to produce 160 bhp at the wheels

Chassis stiffened and gearbox overhauled during the mechanical restoration

New wiring and five wider painted wire wheels fitted

Dynamo replaced with high-output alternator conversion

Duralumin sump guard plate fitted to protect the alloy sump

Custom engine breather oil catch tank with external visual fluid indicator

Converted to right-hand drive following repatriation from the USA in 1989

The vendor notes the bodywork is a little untidy with some cracked paintwork; nevertheless, the car remains exceedingly presentable throughout

Smart under-bonnet and underside presentation

Hood, hood cover, and full tonneau reported to be in good condition