Vehicle Description
Exclusively, Only in our Houston showroom is this beautiful and
fully restored 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ8 MKIII that is in near
brand new condition. This incredibly well done restoration was
completed by a local mechanic that found the car in a barn while
provided a mobile service for a collector client . The car was
originally a California titled car and was brought to Texas in
2008. It was worked on for several years slowly before the previous
owner gave up and let the car sit idle for 6 years. Then the
current owner came across it in a barn. He purchased the car in
2015 in Houston and did a frame off restoration. They reconditioned
& refinished almost every bolt on the car. For any car collector
looking for one for his collection would be lucky to be able to get
one that looks the way it does. The 3-liter inline 6 cylinder
engine was rebuilt. It received all new bearing & rings,the cam
shaft & lifters were replaced, new timing chain was added and all
the gaskets and seals were replaced, including all freeze plugs.
The cylinder head got reworked including new style valve stem
seals. The SU carbs were rebuilt and everything was painted
correctly. The motor sounds perfect & does not smoke at all. It
pulls strong through the whole RPM range. The owner replaced the
solenoid for the electric overdrive and the sycrnos are in good
shape. It shifts smoothly through-out all the gears and the
overdrive works perfectly. The engine bay was painted black while
the chassis and frame were all coated with Por-15, a super heavy
duty rust inhibitor that's been trusted for years. Each panel was
sanded down and primed. Then the car was put back together with all
the parts in primer and more bodywork was done. Then each panel was
painted and the car was finished off. Everything in the interior
was replaced except the seats and the console which had already
recovered. Moss Motors supplied a complete kit with door panels and
new carpet including the trunk carpet. The car also has brand new
chrome wire wheel. The car runs and drives perfectly and everything
works & as it should. This car was built to be a driver, not just a
trailer queen. With that in mind some modifications have been made.
It has a modern charging system so the generator and regulator have
been replaced by an alternator. It has an aftermarket Pertronics
distributor so the points have been eliminated. It also has a
modern radio with bluetooth. It now also has a 12-volt negative
ground electrical system. The restoration took almost a year and
was documented along the way. Photos of the project can be
provided. Also available is a stack of receipts; which total about
20K in parts alone. It's been driven just under 300 miles since it
was completed in Dec 2016. The car needs nothing to be complete.
Don't miss your chance to take this beautiful classic home. For
more information on this 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ8 MKIII please
call us at 832-243-6220 or visit the Houston Showroom at 71
Esplanade Blvd Suite 100. Houston, TX 77060. More pictures and an
HD video are available at
http://gatewayclassiccars.com/houston/1964/austin-healey/3000-S618.html.