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
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
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Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III 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
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Sprite 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
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back-to-basics sports car 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
<http://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/austin-healey-3000-mk-3> Classic Car
Auctions. 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
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garage queen. And even restored, the final Big Healey doesn?t fail to show its
patina.
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