Austin Healey
3000 Mk III phase 1, 1965
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Austin Motor
Company discovered the Healey day before the opening of the "Earls
Court Motor show" in the year 1952 at the show-booth of the Healey
Motor Corporation. The Austin Healey 3000, also known as the "Big Healey", was produced between 1959 and 1968. The Healey 3000 was the follow-up to the successful 100/4 and 100/6 Healey's. The 3000 was the first Healey fitted with power-assisted brakes and disc brakes on the front wheels. The 3000 was to be the last "big" Austin Healey. Six-cylinder
engine Austin Healey 3000 Mk III phase 1, year 1965. Colour Ice blue metallic over crème white with a blue leather interior. This Healey sports a wooden MotoLita steering wheel, special 'classic seats', a chrome luggage rack, badge bar with additional driving lamps, electronic ignition, AC generator, dual circuit brake system and an automatic cooling fan. |