To Be OFFERED AT AUCTIONEstimate:
€80,000 - €100,000
- Rare Mk II two-seater BN7 model with the desirable
centre-change gearbox; one of 204 built as such
- Fully matching numbers, including its original chassis, engine,
gearbox, body, differential, and rear axle
- Delivered new to Okinawa, Japan; later resided in
California
- Recently restored by specialists JME Healey at a cost of over
£130,000
- Desirable triple-carburettor example in Healey Blue and Ivory
White over Blue leather
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Please note that this lot will need to be collected from Chobham,
Surrey, United Kingdom
It is well documented that this particular model is the rarest of
all the production Austin-Healeys, with only 355 Mk II BN7s
produced between March 1961 and March 1962. This number was reduced
further when, in November 1961, the much-improved centre-change
gearbox was introduced, with which there were only 204 Mk II BN7s
produced. This particular car is the 34th Mk II BN7s to be fitted
with the centre-change gearbox.
This 3000 Mk II BN7 was built between 24 and 27 November 1961 and
was the 185th Mk II BN7 produced. With the demand and sales for
two-seater cars declining, only seven cars were built in this batch
of BN7s. Three of this batch were for UK home market sales, two
were shipped to Philadelphia, one to New York, and this car to
Okinawa, Japan.
Dispatched on 11 December 1961 to Okinawa, the car remained there
before being shipped to the United States later in its life. It is
believed the car was delivered to a US serviceman based in Okinawa.
The vehicle arrived in the UK in February 2018 having been imported
from the United States, where it is understood to have spent most
of its life in California, as that state's dry climate helps
explain the car's outstanding condition prior to restoration.
JME Healey confirm that this car is a genuine factory two-seater,
triple-carburettor example fitted with many original factory
components, which is also confirmed by the accompanying BMIHT
certificate. The chassis and body number plates are the originals
as fitted by the factory in 1961 and in excellent condition for the
age of the car. JME confirm the engine number plate to be original
and fixed with its correct blind rivets. The chassis is the car's
original and is in superb condition. During the restoration
process, new sill assemblies and floors were fitted along with boot
boxes and a new boot floor.
The car retains all its original outer body panels as when it left
the factory in November 1961. These include the original aluminium
front and rear shrouds, steel front and rear wings, steel doors,
steel boot, and steel bonnet. The front grille mouth is correct and
matching the front shroud, and the cockpit mouldings match the
original location holes in the rear shroud and boot. The body has
excellent panel gaps, door fitment, swage, and cockpit moulding
alignment.
The engine is correct and original to the vehicle, and the engine
block is fitted with its original engine plate no. 29E-RU-H/2964.
The engine has been fully rebuilt to factory specification. The
original crankshaft, conrods, flywheel, and front pully have been
fully balanced. The original cast-iron cylinder head has been fully
converted to run on unleaded fuel. The engine is running the car's
original SU triple-carburettor setup and manifold system. The carbs
have been fully rebuilt and the exhaust manifold Zircotec coated to
reduce engine-bay running temperatures. The engine has been painted
the correct colour of Healey engine green, and the layout of the
engine and all auxiliary components are exactly as the car would
have been in 1961. The engine and carbs were tuned and balanced on
a rolling road.
The car retains its original gearbox, number 511, confirmed by the
BMIHT certificate, along with the original rear axle, number 15184.
The differential is original, and the aluminium nose casing is
stamped with the numbers 11/43, confirming that the car was fitted
with the correct overdrive 3.9:1 final drive rear-axle ratio.
All suspension components have been stripped, blasted, and powder
coated. All components have been fully overhauled using all new
bushes, bearings, and seals. The car remains on its original front
and rear springs to retain the correct ride height and ride quality
of the original car. The original steering box for the car was
fully re-bushed and rebuilt. The entire brake system for the car
was all replaced for new items, and all-new brake hydraulics were
fitted for safety and reliability. The car is not fitted with a
brake servo as original.
The interior has been retrimmed to exact Austin Healey 3000 Mk II
patterns by JME's in-house trimmer. The interior is full leather
and includes the seats, dashboard, door cards, kick panels, and
rear quarter panels. The spare-wheel cover and belt have been
tailored to match and finished in Shadow blue. All carpets have
been tailored to match the leather interior along with the hood and
tonneau covers. The car is fitted with the original gold-faced
instruments that arrived with the car prior to restoration, and
these have been fully recommissioned and rebuilt. All gauges retain
the correct numbers as fitted to the 3000 Mk II model. The car is
supplied with two original Wilmot Breeden FP.677 keys as confirmed
on the BMIHT certificate. These keys match the ignition key barrel
and boot lock.
The car is supplied with the correct original 3000 Mk II toolkit
and jack, along with the additional supplementary toolkit that was
available for this model from BMC at the time.
Included with the car is an original Mk II sales brochure, original
US dealer brochure, and the original driver's handbook as issued to
all 3000 Mk I and Mk II models. The AKD supplement which was issued
to all new Austin Healey 3000 Mk II BN7s and BT7s in 1961 is
supplied.
It was restored by leading marque specialist JME Healeys operating
out of the original Donald Healey factory workshops in Warwick, and
bills accompanying the car show the restoration costs totalled over
£130,000 plus the purchase of the project car. It is supplied with
a full photographic record of the restoration, a UK V5C
registration document, BMIHT certificate, and documents log. With
only 250 miles since completion, this is arguably the finest
restored example of its kind.
- Seltener Mk II BN7 Zweisitzer
- Eines von nur 204 Exemplaren mit dem gesuchten Getriebe mit
Zentralkulisse
- �Matching numbers" rundum: Motor, Getriebe, Chassis,
Karosserie, Differenzial und Hinterachse original
- Erstauslieferung nach Okinawa in Japan, anschlie�ender Verbleib
in Kalifornien
- K�rzlich f�r mehr als 130.000 britische Pfund bei britischem
Spezialbetrieb JME Healey restauriert
- Gesuchtes Exemplar mit drei Vergasern; lackiert in Healey blau
und elfenbein mit blauem Leder
Ohne Zweifel ist dieses bestimmte Modell das seltenste alle
Serienfahrzeuge von Austin Healey, wurden zwischen M�rz 1961 und
M�rz 1962 doch nur 355 Einheiten so produziert. Diese Zahl wird
noch weiter reduziert, wenn man die nach November 1961 gebauten
Exemplare mit dem gesuchten Handschaltgetriebe mit der
Zentralschaltkulisse herausrechnet, in dieser Form wurden n�mlich
nur ganze 204 MkII BN7 gebaut. Dieses hier angebotene Exemplar ist
der 34. so gebaute MkII BN7.
Dieser 3000 MkII BN7 wurde zwischen dem 24. und 27. November 1961
gebaut und war der 185. gebaute MkII BN7. Damals ging die Nachfrage
nach reinen Zweisitzern zur�ck, und so wurden in dieser
Charge...for more information please contact the seller.