Offered For Sale by The California Automobile Museum
1960 Austin-Healey 3000 Mark I
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This is your opportunity to own a museum-kept Austin-Healey 3000 Mark I. This car was beautifully restored in 2002. It was owned by a Board member of the California Automobile Museum and spent most of its life on display at the museum. A certificate from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust documents that this is a numbers matching car built in July 1959 then shipped to Los Angeles, CA. U.S.A. It has Overdrive, Heater, Adjustable Steering Column and Laminated Windscreen.
This car was recently serviced. It just needed a new battery, drained gas, oil change and brake fluid flush. The passenger door latch needs adjusting.
According to Wiki: 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. The 3-litre 3000 was a highly successful car, which won its class in many European rallies in its heyday and is still raced in classic car competitions by enthusiasts today.
The Austin-Healey 3000 was announced on 1 July 1959. with a 3-litre BMC C-Series engine and disc brakes for its front wheels, the manufacturers claimed it would reach 60 mph in 11 seconds and 100 mph in 31 seconds.
If you’ve ever walked through an automobile museum and thought “wow I’d like to own one of those someday”…now’s your chance.