1960 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk1 (BT7)

• Dating from April 1960, North American export car with its Heritage Certificate.
• Now right-hand drive, UK restoration commenced in 2015. Body and chassis fully stripped, shot blasted and powder coated
• Purchased by our vendor in 2016, converted to 'fast-road' spec and the restoration completed
• The lightweight bodywork is mainly aluminium, in A1 condition and very well finished in British Racing Green
• Dennis Welch aluminium cylinder head with roller rocker conversion. Triple 45DCOE Webers
• Extensive mechanical specification. 220bhp on the rolling road at Aldon Automotive

The Austin Healey 3000 has become one of the best-known British classic cars of the 1950s and 1960s following spectacular success in international rallying and circuit racing. A development of the Austin Healey 100-6, itself born of the four-cylinder 100, the 3000 was launched in March 1959 and was a significant improvement on the earlier cars featuring front disc brakes, wire wheels as standard and a more powerful (124bhp) 2,912cc BMC C-Series engine, ensuring a top speed of approximately 120mph. There was also a choice of two seater (BN7) or 2+2 (BT7) body styles. The new 3000 was an instant success on the road, on the track and on the rally stage and has enjoyed a large club following ever since.

According to the accompanying BMI Heritage Certificate, this Austin-Healey 3000 (#BT7-L/8591) was assembled between the 1st and 4th April 1960 and dispatched to Los Angeles, California on April the 8th. It was built with left-hand drive, finished in Ivory White with black trim and