I figured Kurt Tanner did the restoration
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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BT7 engine and disk brakes
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Gary R. Brierton <gbrierton at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Wasn't that car originally white?
>
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of i erbs <
> eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:43 AM
> *To:* HealeyRick
> *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Last Big Healey?
>
> Here is a working link to the auction
> http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/austin-healey-3000-mk-3
>
> 1967 Austin Healey 3000 MK III - Classic Car Auctions
> <http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/austin-healey-3000-mk-3>
> www.classiccarauctions.co.uk
> Offered for sale is a 3.0L 1967 Austin Healey 3000 MK 3 manual that has
> been with the current owner for the last 44 years. Coming with a partial
> history file, this ...
>
>
>
> Fantastic looking car.
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> _______ _______
> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> (_________________________)
> BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 7:47 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> *When talking British classics, it?s impossible to ignore the likes of
>> the Jaguar E-Type and Aston Martin DB5. But while those are pop icons in
>> their own right, the *Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III
>> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/oh-jerry-ricky-gervais-rides-in-austin-healey-video-48045.html>
>> * is a bit of a specialty. *As compared to Jaguar and Aston Martin,
>> which are still with us, the venture created by Austin and Donald Healey
>> Motor in 1952 came to a conclusion in 1972. The cutesy Sprite
>> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/baby-buys-austin-healey-sprite-on-ebay-video-62937.html>
>> is
>> a quintessential product of this legendary link-up, albeit the 3000 Mk III
>> is the car Austin-Healey enthusiasts consider to be the British outfit?s
>> crowning achievement.
>>
>> 17,712 examples of the Mark III were produced from ?64 to ?67, and this
>> here is the last one ever made. Chassis HBJ843025 was manufactured on the
>> 21st of December, 1967, and the current owner bought it 45 years ago. Yup,
>> this is one cherished example of the 3000 Mk III, a back-to-basics
>> sports car
>> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/alpine-s-reborn-a110-fully-revealed-it-s-the-french-answer-to-the-718-and-4c-115966.html>
>> to
>> die for. Better still, it has covered only 57,389 miles (92,358 kilometers)
>> over the course of half a century.
>>
>> *?This is the first time the car has been offered for sale in over 40
>> years and as such an important and iconic British sports car we expect a
>> significant amount of interest,?* said Richard Greenhalgh, specialist at
>> Classic
>> Car Auctions
>> <http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/austin-healey-3000-mk-3>. So what?s
>> the estimate on this example of the Big Healey? ?75,000 and ?90,000 is
>> CCA?s pre-auction estimate, but only time will tell if bidding will get
>> rowdy.
>>
>> Benefitting from a fresh restoration that finished just a year ago,
>> Healey?s last-ever Mk III is joined by a large history file, lots of
>> documents, and a heritage certificate. Of course, the inline-six powerplant
>> benefits from a high-lift camshaft and SU HS6 carbs, additions that saw
>> power go up from 136 to 150 bhp. And compared to the previous iteration,
>> the Mk III boasts power-assisted brakes as standard.
>>
>> Last, but not least, it?s noteworthy to point out that this is no garage
>> queen
>> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/laferrari-shows-up-for-sale-with-393-miles-on-the-odometer-costs-4-million-116287.html>.
>> And even restored, the final Big Healey doesn?t fail to show its patina.
>>
>> Source: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/t...on-116318.html
>> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-last-austin-healey-3000-mk-iii-ever-produced-heads-to-auction-116318.html>
>>
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