To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Amelia
Island event, 8 - 9 March 2019.
Estimate:
$60,000 - $70,000
- One of less than 2,825 Mark I two-seaters built
- Ground-up restoration by Healey Lane Restorations
- Includes British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT)
Certificate
Austin-Healey's two-seater 3000 fired up the imagination of sports
car enthusiasts around the world with victories in the most
punishing events of the time. This is the model that Pat Moss,
sister of Sir Stirling Moss, drove to an astounding overall victory
in the brutal and legendary 1960 Li�ge-Rome-Li�ge Rally.
Likewise, the Morley brothers, Don and Earl, scored an outright
victory in the 1960 Alpine Rally in a 3000. Another factory team
car finished 2nd in class in the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring, where it
was bested only by a Ferrari 250 GT California. This model is
prized by collectors for its no-compromise two-seat design, as it
lacks the family car pretenses of the concurrent four-seat model.
It is also cherished for its rareness, as only 2,825 of the 13,650
total 3000 Mark I production, just 20 percent, were two-seat
models.
The stunning example shown here has benefitted from an exhaustive,
fully documented restoration by Tom Rocke, Healey Lane Restorations
of Riverside, California. The exterior was painted with two-stage
urethane paint of black over ivory before being polished to a
high-gloss finish. Inside, the Amblia-covered seats echo the
exterior in black with ivory trim. Black wool carpets and a
leather-covered dash, complete with rebuilt original gauges and a
new steering wheel ensure that both driver and passenger feel as
comfortable as possible. Other upgrades include a new front
windscreen, new side curtains, a black English canvas soft top, and
black tonneau cover. And the mechanics were not ignored either -
the transmission and engine were rebuilt using all-new components
and finished with a stainless-steel exhaust system.
Considered by many to be one of the handsomest Austin-Healeys ever
built, and a pleasure to drive on the track or the open road, the
3000 Mk I BN7 has always been well regarded in enthusiast circles
as an excellent motor car in every right.To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/am19.
