Summary

2014 ground-up professional restoration and driven 1,400 miles since. This Austin-Healey is powered by a 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. Multiple award winner. Includes British Motor Industry Heritage Trust documentation.

Details

This 1965 Austin Healey Mark III BJ8, in Irish Mist Green with Parchment leather interior, is powered by a 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine with a Mallory distributor, oversized radiator and cooling fan upgrades, coupled to a Toyota 5-speed manual transmission. It underwent a professional ground-up restoration in 2014 by renowned Healey specialist Knut Holzer of Philadelphia, PA, totaling $82,000, and has been driven 1,400 miles since. Restoration highlights include sandblasted tub and suspension, rebuilt electrical system, new wiring harness, rebuilt line bored and balanced unleaded-fuel-safe engine and carburetors, resealed rear end, rebuilt suspension with new and rebuilt hydraulics, new and rebuilt brakes, new fuel system, new stainless-steel performance exhaust, and a new Parchment leather interior with green piping and new carpeting, new mohair top and boot, and a Moto-Lita steering wheel. The original transmission was rebuilt and is included. The car was stripped to bare metal and all metal panels were acid washed before the base coat/clear coat paint was applied to the exterior, interior, underside, wheel wells and engine bay. Heat insulation was also installed. It wears re-dipped or new aftermarket chrome, original door glass, new windshield, new rubber seals, new interior trunk trim, new 72-spoke wheels, driving lamps and badge bar. This multiple award winner is documented by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust.