| 2.9 - 6 3000 Mk. III | |||||
| BJ8 | |||||
| Right Hand Drive | |||||
| 29K-RU-H/300 | |||||
| 1964 | Bright Red | ||||
| 2011 | Black | ||||
| Awaiting Rest. | |||||
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Record Creation: Entered on 11 February 2011.
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2011-02-11 13:38:55 | pauls writes:
Car to be at auction 2/11
www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/26-02-2011-StoneleighPark-1286/1964Austin-Heal ...
Auction description:
Lot Number: 42
1964 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII
Estimate: (£) 8,000 - 12,000
Reg Number: 900 LOH
Chassis Number: H-BJ8/25933
Engine Number: 29K-RU-H/300
Cc: 2912
Body Colour: Red
Trim Colour: Black
MOT ExpiryDate: None
'900 LOH' did the rounds of the magazines, during which Autocar found 121mph achievable in overdrive top, and later it was given a replacement engine and sold off.
Resident in Surrey by 1974, the 3000 was taken off the road shortly thereafter. Eventually the owner, accepting he wouldn't get around to restoring it, let it go to the current vendor. But even he didn't realise what he had until a visit to the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon: "In the restaurant I looked up - and there was my car! A blow-up of one of its press shots featuring the car with an attractive model posing in the grounds of a stately home".
So here it is: an important Big Healey, a former magazine star, in generally original and unmolested condition, ripe for restoration, though the vendor notes the gearbox appears to be in pieces in the boot. Who's up for the challenge?