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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, alongside the corporation's MG models.
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| Austin-Healey 3000 | |
|---|---|
| Production | 1959–1967 |
| Assembly | Abingdon, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
- Is an Austin Healey 3000 a good investment?
- How much does an Austin Healey 3000 cost?
- What is the most sought after Austin Healey?
- Are Austin Healeys good cars?
- What engine was in the Austin-Healey 3000?
- What is an Austin-Healey worth?
- When was the Austin Healey 3000 made?
- What happened Austin Healey?
- What is the rarest Austin-Healey?
- Why did Austin-Healey stop making cars?
- What was the fastest Austin-Healey?
- How many Austin Healeys were built?
Is an Austin Healey 3000 a good investment?
A decent big Healey makes for brilliant driving, and it's a great investment, too. Yet solid specimens are rarer than you might think; here's how to find a good one.
How much does an Austin Healey 3000 cost?
A: The average price of a Austin-Healey 3000 - Mk III is $61,780.
What is the most sought after Austin Healey?
But, that being said, the Mk. III is the most sought after of all the Big Healeys and with good reason. In production from November 1963 until December 1967 the Mk.
Are Austin Healeys good cars?
A Healey 100M, either original (expensive and rare) or recreated (popular and recommended) is one of the sharpest, keenest, most engaging sports cars of its era and plenty quick enough to hold its own on today's roads. A very early Austin-Healey 100 BN1 has its own charms, too.
What engine was in the Austin-Healey 3000?
BN7, BT7 roadsters
The Austin-Healey 3000 was announced on 1 July 1959 with a 3-litre BMC C-Series engine to replace the smaller 2.6-litre engine of the 100-6 and disc brakes for its front wheels. The manufacturers claimed it would reach 60 mph in 11 seconds and 100 mph in 31 seconds.
What is an Austin-Healey worth?
The average price of a Austin-Healey is $49,601.
When was the Austin Healey 3000 made?
Austin-Healey 3000 (1959-1968)
Produced from 1959 to late 1967, the 3000 was one of several two-door soft-top roadsters offered to the American public by Austin-Healey.
What happened Austin Healey?
The name Austin is now owned by Nanjing, which bought the assets of MG Rover Group (British Leyland's successor company) out of bankruptcy in 2005.
What is the rarest Austin-Healey?
The car offered here is one of the rarest of all Healeys, being the two-seater MkII BN7 variant of the Austin-Healey 3000, the '2+2' BT7 version being much more numerous. The MkII BN7 was produced over a two-year period (1961-62) during which time 355 were produced.
Why did Austin-Healey stop making cars?
After new US car safety regulations were announced in 1967, the BMC manufacturers decided that there was no way the ageing Austin-Healey 3000 could comply, and so it was discontinued.
What was the fastest Austin-Healey?
Holder of 19 National & International speed records and officially the fastest naturally aspirated Austin-Healey in the world. In August 1954 Donald Healey took his 100 sports car to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The aim: to smash as many speed records as possible.
How many Austin Healeys were built?
In all, nearly 79,000 Big Healeys were made and the 3000 accounted for 60 per cent of those.
