Offered for sale is a very solid and complete Austin Healey 3000. This is a very late production BJ8, very near the end.I have owned this car since 1994, and prior to that was my father's car is the 1970's It attended the very first Conclave is 1976, then 1977, 1978 , 1979. This car was the basis for our first port fuel injected Healey. It was always a great solid driver, but a number of years ago, I decided to pull it down, and do a frame off on it. It was always a very solid car, and not very rusty, but with sills and outriggers and floor having pin holes, etc, I decide to replace them any way.The main rails are rock solid and arrow straight.The front shroud is perfect and ready to go, no holes, corrosion , tears, or filler. The rear should was one I found for it , and is in near perfect shape, as it is, with no corrosion, or damage.Front fenders are nearly perfect as well. Doors are excellent.The rear axle is ready to assemble, all four shocks are done and painted. Spindle assys, have new kingpin bushings, with NOS pins, all fitted and ready to install.This car can be purchased with or without the fuel injection system.The auction is for the car only, and if desired, the fuel injection system, is another 25K, on top of the car price.The original carbs, head, manifold, etc are included as well.Additional images available.Many new and NOS parts included. It has four wheel disc brakes as well, with new rotors included.The calipers and sell as most of the hardware for the car, have been glass blasted and E-Nickel coated, far superior to zinc plating.As my attentions have been focused in other directions, I have decided to sell. The only items missing are both rear fenders, and trunk lid. I had intended to replace them with better panels.This was a completely operational excellent driving car before its disassembly.Remember, this is for the car , and all related parts only.The fuel injection system, is available as well, for an additional 25KThe development time and build cost of the injection itself was well over 100K. |