1960 Austin Healey 3000 Mk1 BT7

Registration No: GSK 149
Chassis No: HBT7L/13501
MOT: Exempt

• Understood to have been supplied new to an American Serviceman/Diplomat based in Dusseldorf
• Attractively finished in Ice blue over Ivory with a four-speed manual gearbox plus overdrive and Moto Lita steering wheel
• Current ownership since 2007 with three former keepers since import
• Offered with a history file including a BMIHT Heritage Certificate

The star of the 1952 London Motor Show, the 'Big Healey' enjoyed steady development, with the early four-cylinder cars giving way to the 100-Six in 1956, which in turn was replaced by the first of the 3000s in 1959. By now the engine capacity had risen to 2912cc and the power output to 124bhp - sufficient to grace the standard car with a 0-60mph time of 11.4 seconds and a top speed of 114mph. There was the option of Laycock de Normanville overdrive for the four-speed gearbox and braking had been improved by the adoption of discs at the front. There were two body options - a two-seater (BN7) or an occasional four-seater (BT7). By the time the MKI 3000 was superseded by the MKII in 1961, a total of 2,825 BN7s and 10,825 BT7s had been produced.

Leaving the factory on 9^th March 1961 equipped with a heater, adjustable steering wheel, overdrive and laminated windscreen, chassis HBT7L/13501 was reportedly supplied new to an American serviceman / diplomat stationed in Dusseldorf. Subsequently accompanying him back to America, the Big Healey was repatriated to the UK in 1990. Converted to right-hand drive during a past restoration, ‘GSK 149’ still presents very nicely in Ice Blue over Ivory with white-piped Blue leather upholstery. Entering the current ownership in 2007, the 3000 Mk1 has had just three former UK keepers. Fitted with the four-speed manual gearbox with overdrive, the 2+2-seater features a Moto Lita steering wheel. Offered with a current V5C, history file comprising past MOTs and invoices and a BMIHT Heritage Certificate, the Austin-Healey also has its weather equipment including tonneau cover.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452