To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVEEstimate:
$50,000 - $60,000
- Numbers-matching chassis, body, engine, and gearbox per BMIHT
certificate
- Includes original Bill of Sale, financing documents, and early
registrations
- Gold-level certification through the Austin-Healey Concours
Registry, 2013
- Desirable triple-carburetor configuration
- Serviced in February of 2020
This Austin-Healey 3000 was completed on 26 March 1962 and was
destined for North America. The car was originally finished in
Ivory White over a red interior with a black convertible top and
included wire wheels, heater, adjustable steering column,
"roadspeed" tires, laminated windscreen, mph speedometer, and
overdrive. The Mark II was shipped to the U.S. on 13 April and
distributed to Hambro Automotive Corporation, USA. The
Austin-Healey was sold by The Auto Show dealership to Richard
Huntwork of Warwick, Rhode Island, on 15 September.
It is noted that Mr. Huntwork traded in a 1960 Volkswagen as part
of the purchase. Mr. Huntwork, who worked for Bradford Special
Chemical Products in West Warwick, Rhode Island, owned the car
until at least 1968, with previous registrations included on file.
While subsequent ownership history is not known, the car was later
acquired by Robert Workman, under whose ownership the car achieved
a Silver-level certification in 1994 and later a Gold-level
certification in 2013 through the Austin-Healey Concours Registry.
In 2015 the car changed hands to its most recent owner.
More recently, in January of 2020, the car was driven approximately
750 miles from Phoenix, Arizona, to San Francisco, California.
Following the trip, the Austin-Healey benefitted from a service at
a noted sports car shop in Novato, California. Work included the
rebuilding of the original style electric fuel pump, and the
replacement of the jet assemblies on all three carburetors.
Additionally, the car received a tune up which included a new
ignition coil, condenser, and solid core spark plug wires.
Today the car presents beautifully, refinished in a wonderful shade
of blue with a blue convertible top. The interior is finished in
blue with white piping. The leather-wrapped dash houses Smiths
instrumentation along with controls for the choke, heater, and
overdrive. Protection from the elements is provided by a blue
convertible top and sliding side windows. A tonneau cover provides
alternate weather protection. The engine bay is nicely detailed,
and this Austin-Healey retains its original straight six-cylinder
engine which features the desirable triple-carburetor setup. The
BMIHT certificate confirms this is a numbers-matching example,
including the chassis, engine, gearbox, and body. In addition to
retaining its original purchase documents and early registrations,
the Austin-Healey is accompanied by a Mk II brochure, BMC
maintenance book, and Hambro Automotive Corporation brochure.To
view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo20.
