1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II

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Today it's the Online RM Sotheby's Arizona Sale with a lot of exceptionnal cars but also cool little beast with more reasonnable price like this beautiful 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II with a starting price of $US 70,000 :

Very cool bodywork with this two tone livery red and black...

My next post will be to see the results, especially if the 1954 Ferrari 375 America Coupe
will find a buyer with am estimated price of $US 3,000,000 or the 1955 Jaguar D-Type
for only $US 6,000,000. 😀

The sale begins at 1 PM (MST)... Prepare your wallet

History of Austin-Healey 3000

The Austin-Healey 3000 was a sports & racing car produced during the 60's. The car evolved a lot from an open sports to sports convertible with 2+2 option. The Austin-Healey 3000 was a huge commercial success especially in North American, in 1963 95% of production was sold there.

The car was designed by Jensen Motors, British manufacturer of cars (founded in 1934). It was introduced in 1959 in order to remplace the Austin-Healey 100 :

1956 Austin-Healey 100 M 'Dealer Le Mans' sold for $US 81,200 in 2018 (source : RM Sotheby's)

The latest development 3000 is the more luxurious with still great performance. The design of the windshield was changed to be more modern and the comfort was improved with a convertible top and roll-up windows.

This example was produced in 1962 and sent directly to the U.S. with local specifications : speedometer, cabin heater...

Specification

The Austin-Healey 3000 is equipped with an twin-carbureted Inline 6 engine with twin SU carburetors mated to four-speed manual transmission with overdrive producing 134 hp.

The model is finished in Colorado red and black over an also black interior with red pipping. It looks great. It was beautifully restored both the engine and the livery in 2017. Beautiful little beast !

I really like the old interiors' cars with the dashboard, the gauges, the big wheel... And on this car, I really want to try this little switch Overdrive 😀 What could this do?