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The Austin-Healey 3000 was announced on 1 July 1959 with a 3-litre BMC C-Series engine to replace the smaller 2.6-litre engine of the 100-6 and disc brakes for its front wheels. The manufacturers claimed it would reach 60 mph in 11 seconds and 100 mph in 31 seconds.
The Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III is a British sports car built from 1963 to 1968, The 3000 Mk III (BJ8) was launched in October 1963 and remained in production until the end of 1967 although some cars were also completed in 1968 .
The original 3000 was built from March 1959 - March 1961 and has model designation BT7 MkI (4 seat version) and BN7 MkI (2 seater). A BT7 3000 with hardtop and overdrive tested by The Motor magazine in 1960 had a top speed of 115 mph (185 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 11.7 seconds.
The Austin-Healey 3000 was BMC's sporting flagship for almost a decade, and many detail changes were made along the way. The 3000 name was first used in 1959 when the C-Series engine from the 100/6 was upgraded to 2.9-litres (and a nominal for marketing 3-litres), for use in the uprated Farina bodied Westminsters.
Designed as a sports car and indeed quite successful in rallying and racing, the Austin-Healey 3000 had by the mid-1960s evolved into the fully civilized 3000 Mk III. Fitted with roll-up side windows and an easily operable soft top, the 2+2 tourer was quite enjoyable and safe for daily driving.
The Austin-Healey 3000 sports car was built from 1959 to 1967 and are the best known of the 'big' Healey models. Jensen Motors built the car's bodywork, and the vehicles were assembled at the BMC Abingdon works.
Aug 22, 2017 · Prior to its restoration around a year ago, in 2003 our Austin-Healey underwent a meticulous rebuild of its 2912cc straight-six engine at marque specialist Denis Welch Motorsport. The brief was to build it to fast road specification and invoices totalled £6118.
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