2013-02-28 23:36:49 | Lofty writes:

Car to be at auction 3/13
www.goodingco.com/car/1960-austin-healey-3000-mark-i-bn7

Auction description:
Lot 2
1960 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk I BN7
CHASSIS NO. HBN7L 894
ENGINE NO. 29D-RU-H13344
$80,000 - $110,000
Without Reserve
This glorious California car was shipped to San Francisco on May 6, 1959, as the 894th 3000 made, and one of only 2,825 Austin- Healey 3000 BN7s ever made. Titled in 1960, the car's earliest history is undocumented, but it was apparently sold in 1970 bearing a 1963 black license plate in Sausalito, California, to Steve Parker, who took the car to Beaverton, Oregon, where it was stored for 33 years.

It is believed that Mr. Parker swapped out the original engine for a newer and better motor and then sparingly drove the Austin- Healey during his final year of ownership, 2003. Later that same year, Mr. Parker sold the car to John Wilson of Marcola, Oregon, who stored it until 2009, when it was traded to respected Healey restorer, John Snyder of Port Townsend, Washington.

This was Mr. Snyder's sixth frame-off Austin-Healey restoration with a total engine rebuild, including transmission, overdrive, rear axle, powder-coated chassis, and a top-of-the-line paint in Diamond Black with a Glasurit acrylic utherane clear coat. The Heritage interior was finished in red leather with black piping, which - with the stunning black paint and five new chrome and stainless steel Dayton wire wheels - made quite a statement on the road and at shows.

As testimony to the meticulous two-year restoration work, the restorer created an album containing major receipts and photographic documentation of progress, which are presented with the sale of the car. Once the restoration was complete, the Austin-Healey was purchased by the current owner who went on to add an original and extremely rare removable hardtop, as well as several other aesthetic upgrades.

Over the past two summers, the current owner has loved and enjoyed the car tremendously. With only 4,000 miles on the odometer since the engine rebuild, it won First Place in July 2012 as Best Austin-Healey against 17 other Healeys in a classic car show in Park City, Utah, sponsored by the Austin- Healey Club of America and Jaguar Club of North America. In September of the same year, the Austin-Healey won Best in Class at the Intermountain Concours d'Elegance, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The current owner has driven the car at speeds of up to 90 mph and claims it glides along effortlessly and without a hitch, even on long outings. Provided with the car is an original, restored, removable hardtop, a new soft top, tonneau cover, side curtains, two framed British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificates, tool kit, and the early 1963 California black plate.

In the 1960s the Austin-Healey 3000 Mk I BN7 was perceived by the auto enthusiasts of the day as the epitome of torque plus glamour. Superior to its 2+2 or four-seater cousins, this rare little true two-seater can add valuable rarity to its pedigree. A prospective Healey expert would be challenged to find a more stringently restored, ultimately drivable, or desirable car to show.

2013-04-12 15:34:12 | Brad writes:

Car now resides in Waterloo, Ontario Canada

2013-04-18 11:11:46 | Brad Marsland writes:

Replacement engine 29D-RU-H13344 came from:
1960 Mark 1 Four-seater Chassis no HBT7L8772 - original build date Apr 7, 1960; dispatch date May 9, 1960; Destination Portland Oregon.

2013-07-14 21:39:16 | pauls writes:

SOLD $70,400

2018-02-24 20:52:33 | Steve LaBuzetta writes:

I came across this listing because I have an engine I (29D/RU/H345) that I bought as a spare engine when I owned a 1967 3000 MKIII.
Interesting that this listing does not have the "original" engine.
Perhaps I do!
I am trying to find it a good home, alas, I wish I had a car to go with it anymore...

2021-04-26 16:52:54 | Brad Marsland writes:

The original engine in this car was 29D-RU-H1078