1965 Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 Convertible Sports Car
The Austin-Healey 3000 is a British sports car built from 1959 to 1967. It is the best known of the “big Healey” models. The car’s bodywork was made by Jensen Motors and the vehicles were assembled at BMC’s MG Works in Abingdon, alongside the corporation’s MG models.
Presenting this beautiful 1965 Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 Convertible Sports that is available in Colorado Red with a Black interior. The BJ8 comes equipped with a manual transmission, dual carburetors, soft top, toggle switches, front-wheel disc brakes, wire wheels, and spare tire.
As the name suggests, this 1965 Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 is powered by Austin’s 2,912cc C-series in-line six-cylinder engine. The BJ8 variant saw some upgrades under the hood including a higher-lift camshaft, twin SU carburetors that have reportedly been rebuilt on this example, and an increased choke size. This helped the BJ8 produce 150hp, up from the previous 136hp, which is healthy for a car that weighs just 2,550lb. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission with overdrive. This car also features power-assisted front disc and rear drum brakes with brake booster and has seen the rear springs and brake lines replaced. A Petronix ignition unit has also been installed, whilst the original ignition unit, as well as the original starter are included in the sale. A new gas tank and in-tank sender unit have been installed too.
This example is presented in its original colour of Colorado Red with a contrasting Black interior and is fitted with four chrome wire wheels with a painted wire wheel as a spare. The interior is in black, and this example features the 2+2 interior, with two small ‘child seats’ behind the driver and front passenger seat.
Produced from 1963 to 1967, the Mk III was the last of the Austin-Healey 3000 line. While still every inch a sports car, it offered a higher level of sophistication and performance than its predecessors, including significantly more interior appointments, with new seats, new instruments, and standard 2+2 seating with a fold-down rear seatback. Capability improvements included increased rear ground clearance, almost 20 additional brake horsepower, and an increase of 13 foot-pounds of torque. In many ways, the Mark III was, and is, the “ultimate Healey.”
Representing the finest flowering of a most desirable post-WWII British sports cars, this “Big Healey” is poised to bring to a new owner many pleasurable and memorable experiences.
