Vehicle Description
CURRENTLY FOR SALE VIA BRING A TRAILER ONLINE AUCTION - HEAD TO
THEIR WEBSITE TO BID! 1963 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II BJ7 - Fresh,
Professional Restoration - 4 Speed Manual Transmission with
Overdrive - 2912cc Inline 6 - Numbers Matching Motor, Transmission,
and Chassis - Heritage Trim Leather Seats and Carpet - British
Heritage Trust Certificate - Final Year of the Mk II BJ7 -
Extensive Restoration Photos at end of listing (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 340 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) They
ended up with the MG, they ended up with the Triumph. But truth be
told, they coveted the Big Healey. George Baxter, an Austin-Healey
concours judge quoted in The Handsome Healey, Hemmings Sports and
Exotic, November 2014 George Baxter went on to wax eloquent on the
model's appeal: The Big Healey does have a presence that many
people respond to, which is quite evident when we're out and about.
It brings smiles and comments from many onlookers and invites
conversation. Oh, and to look down that long, beautiful bonnet and
to hear that deep throaty growl emanating from the twin tipped
exhaust�€"it is arguably one of the best notes in the car world.
While Mr. Baxter may have been a bit biased, there's no arguing
that when it comes to classic British sporting automobiles, the
3000 Mark II Big Healeys are among the most highly prized. Low
slung, long-hooded, wire-wheeled, and narrow tired, these were cars
as at home on the twisty English backroads, as they were at
Hollywood movie premiers. Wind-in-your-hair driving is just so...
British. Fresh from a comprehensive, professional restoration,
offered here is a 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mark II-the final year of
the Mark II BJ7. This is a stellar example of a lovingly
resurrected and magnificently restored, numbers-matching (motor,
transmission, and chassis) car. The comprehensive restoration work
included Heritage trim and carpets. The incredibly detailed work on
the car is photo-documented in the accompanying gallery. A British
Heritage Trust Certificate, included with the car and shown in the
gallery, adds further manufacturer documentation. The exterior
finish on the car's iconic red paint, characteristic
horizontal-slat chrome front grille, original engine, and wire
wheels (with center knock-off spinners) all reflect the pristine
condition of a factory-fresh car, not one with 39,506 miles and
nearly 60 years on the road. (To best assess the quality of the
paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs
of the car in the accompanying gallery.) The same is true for the
brightwork, emblems, headlights and the lights and lenses. The
black fabric top is without flaw. In similar fashion, the 2912-cc
inline-6-cylinder, and all components surrounding it in the engine
bay, are concours-ready showcasing what can only be called a work
of automotive art. Viewed from below, the chassis is complete,
undamaged, indeed, perfect. The side-routed exhaust system is one
visual focal point. Inside, the Heritage red-leather upholstery
evokes thoughts of drives on twisty roads through autumn
landscapes. Fresh black carpeting and red-leather door trim (with
black piping) is all nicely kept. The full complement of Smiths®
gauges, Smiths heater, perfectly pristine switchgear, iconic
steering wheel, floor-tunnel-mounted four-speed manual transmission
(with overdrive) shifter, wearing its original shift knob, and
red-leather-covered dashboard expanse all showcase classic
originality. The previously mentioned substantial documentation of
the almost incredible restoration, together with original owner's
literature, accompanies the car
