Highlights
- Beautifully finished in dark blue with Biscuit leather interior
- Matching numbers car
- Comprehensive 3-year professional high end restoration
- Restored at cost of £50,000 by P&A Wood, Rolls-Royce trained Master Mechanic
- Over £25,000 in bills for parts alone
- Including costly alloy panels & wings
- Full matching numbers with Heritage Certificate supplied
- Bespoke interior crafted by Austin Healey Spares trimming department
The Appeal
If your interests stretch to classic car rallies and touring then Austin Healey’s 3000 Mk2 should be high on your shortlist. With its comfortable cabin, increased performance and such luxuries as wind up windows, good examples of these cars are always in demand.
This 1962 car is certainly all that. Originally despatched, like most 3000s, to the USA, it returned to the UK a few years ago whereupon the vendor commissioned a ‘nut and bolt’ restoration. This work was overseen by a Rolls-Royce trained Master Mechanic and undertaken to a very high standard. The vendor tells us that the cost was £50,000, of which £25,000 was in parts alone. It covered mechanicals, bodywork overhaul and a full retrim. Parts and serviced were sourced from blue chip Austin Healey specialists like AH Spares and Aldridge Trimming. The work included a conversion to RHD.
Now finished in a beautiful combination of dark blue with painted wires paired with a new mohair roof and lovely Biscuit leather interior, piped in blue to suite with the interior, this is a really good example of the later BJ7. The vendor suggests that it is one of the best available and the photos certainly point in that direction.
The car comes to market with a vast history file documenting the work and few miles since completion. This is a great opportunity for the buyer to capitalise on all that investment.
The vendor says:
“This car is truly one of the best British examples of the Marque that can be found anywhere.
“If you are looking for an inflation beating investment, in superb condition, that is being brought to the market for the very first time of offering, then look no further. This car can be taken out to shows, or for a superific Sunday jaunt, a perfect tonic in these changing times - then look no further.
“I am seeking a truly deserving client that will appreciate the craftsmanship, labour and skill taken to rebuild and conserve the Austin Healey BJ7. Moreover, a client that is not simply willing to pay the right price for excellence but a client that appreciates excellence when he/she sees it.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 1962
- Originally supplied to North America
- UK registered November 2018
- Single registered UK keeper
- Previously white which was changed in 2022
- Reported to be a full matching numbers car
- Vendor states that a Heritage Certificate confirms authenticity
- Comprehensive documentation including over £25,000 in parts bills
- Three-year professional restoration recently completed costing £50,000
- First time offered for sale since restoration
- Various documents from UK and USA covering history
- Restored from 2018 by Rolls-Royce trained Master Mechanic
- Restored by ‘motorsport and specialist fabricators’ according to seller
- VIN number HBJ7L20372
- 1 key
- Large history file as shown in photos
- Sales documentation from Beverly Hills Car Club
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Registered as a Historic Vehicle
The Condition
- Finished in period Mineral Blue paintwork with new hood and tonneau cover
- Paintwork presents very well with evidence of high quality finish
- Restored bodywork with aluminium panels mixing new and original elements
- Complete body-off-chassis restoration with new original body panels from A H Spares
- Painted wire wheels in good order with light tarnish to note to hub trims
- Biscuit Tan leather interior with blue piping trimmed by Aldridge Trimming
- Bespoke matching carpets throughout including boot area
- Original salvageable panels expertly fabricated using traditional methods
- New chrome components including spinners, bumpers, petrol filler cap and all brightwork
- New door handles inside and out, front grill and door flash
- Brand new tyres fitted all round with new spare wheel
- Engine bay appears in very good order
The Mechanics
- 2,912cc Austin Healey straight six BJ7 specification engine
- 4spd manual gearbox
- Original matching-numbers car according to seller
- Extensive mechanical restoration by Rolls-Royce trained Master Mechanic
- Restoration work carried out by specialists from the world of motorsport and fabrication
- Complete nut and bolt restoration with no expense spared we are told
- Sparing use since completion
- Huge history file of maintenance as shown in photos
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