The ad has been updated, but the sellers are sticking to their assertion
that this was the last one off the line:
- We don't want to 'labour the point' but this is the LAST big Healey
off the line - ever!!!
*NB: We are aware of the three cars assembled after Chassis 43025. When the
production line was stopped, a further two cars were assembled late in 1967
and another car was built from parts by apprentices in March 1968. This car
(43025) was registered to the Donald Healey Motor Company and was,
non-negotiably, the last Healey 3000 off the production line."*
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:43 PM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:
> HBJ8/43025 was NOT the last one ever made. That hono(u)r goes to
> HBJ8/43026, which was not assembled on the regular production line but in
> the "Show Shop" three months after regular production ended (it was, and
> is, Ivory White). 43025 was not even the last car built on the production
> line (which was 43000, built 23 Nov 67 - 11 Jan 68). 43025 *was* the
> last car painted Metallic Golden Beige.
>
> Whoever wrote the description below also got the build date for 43025
> wrong. It was built (per the BMIHT certificate) 1 - 16 November 1967 and
> dispatched on 22 November to the Donald Healey Motor Co. Funny that they
> would get the build date wrong, since they say the certificate is
> available. 43025 did not leave the factory with HS6 carbs.
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> HBJ8L/36666
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
> Havelock, NC
>
> [image: TARHEELY license plate]
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *
> HealeyRick
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:47 AM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Last Big Healey?
>
>
>
> *When talking British classics, it?s impossible to ignore the likes of the
> Jaguar E-Type and Aston Martin DB5. But while those are pop icons in their
> own right, the *Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III
> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/oh-jerry-ricky-gervais-rides-in-austin-healey-video-48045.html>
> * is a bit of a specialty.*As compared to Jaguar and Aston Martin, which
> are still with us, the venture created by Austin and Donald Healey Motor in
> 1952 came to a conclusion in 1972. The cutesy Sprite
> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/baby-buys-austin-healey-sprite-on-ebay-video-62937.html>
> is
> a quintessential product of this legendary link-up, albeit the 3000 Mk III
> is the car Austin-Healey enthusiasts consider to be the British outfit?s
> crowning achievement.
>
> 17,712 examples of the Mark III were produced from ?64 to ?67, and this
> here is the last one ever made. Chassis HBJ843025 was manufactured on the
> 21st of December, 1967, and the current owner bought it 45 years ago. Yup,
> this is one cherished example of the 3000 Mk III, a back-to-basics sports
> car
> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/alpine-s-reborn-a110-fully-revealed-it-s-the-french-answer-to-the-718-and-4c-115966.html>
> to
> die for. Better still, it has covered only 57,389 miles (92,358 kilometers)
> over the course of half a century.
>
> *?This is the first time the car has been offered for sale in over 40
> years and as such an important and iconic British sports car we expect a
> significant amount of interest,?* said Richard Greenhalgh, specialist at
> Classic
> Car Auctions <http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/austin-healey-3000-mk-3>.
> So what?s the estimate on this example of the Big Healey? ?75,000 and
> ?90,000 is CCA?s pre-auction estimate, but only time will tell if bidding
> will get rowdy.
>
> Benefitting from a fresh restoration that finished just a year ago,
> Healey?s last-ever Mk III is joined by a large history file, lots of
> documents, and a heritage certificate. Of course, the inline-six powerplant
> benefits from a high-lift camshaft and SU HS6 carbs, additions that saw
> power go up from 136 to 150 bhp. And compared to the previous iteration,
> the Mk III boasts power-assisted brakes as standard.
>
> Last, but not least, it?s noteworthy to point out that this is no garage
> queen
> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/laferrari-shows-up-for-sale-with-393-miles-on-the-odometer-costs-4-million-116287.html>.
> And even restored, the final Big Healey doesn?t fail to show its patina.
>
> Source: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/t...on-116318.html
> <https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-last-austin-healey-3000-mk-iii-ever-produced-heads-to-auction-116318.html>
>
>
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