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Austin-Healey 3000 Mk I

1959 · Manual · White

£44,995

Listed today at Classic & Sportscar Centre, Malton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1959
Registration: FSK 550
Gearbox: Manual
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: White
Generation: BT7

About this car

This 1959 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk I, registered FSK 550, has spent more than three decades with one Yorkshire owner, who bought it in 1993. For much of that time it was a working rally car, taking in the LeJog, Targa Rusticana, the Caledonian 500 and Classic Yorkshire, with hill climbs at Harewood to follow.

The Northern Healey Centre, run by the owner's regular co-driver, maintained the car throughout. The engine was stripped and rebuilt with forged pistons in 2001, and the mileage was reset then. The body was fully stripped and rebuilt around 2006. The page gives about 10,000 miles since the engine rebuild. The hood and tonneau are new black mohair, and a hard top is mentioned.

It is finished in white over black. A history file holds MOTs and invoices going back to the car's arrival in the UK.

Written by Vertar from Classic & Sportscar Centre’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (BMC factory spec (2912cc C-series six, 124 bhp gross at 4,600 rpm); no confident factory weight, top speed or 0-60, so these are left null; period figures come from road tests.).

Power: 124 bhp
Engine: 2,912 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated