Austin Healey cars for sale in Spring, Texas

1964 Austin Healey Other austin healey

$70,000

Spring, Texas

Up for sale is this freshly restored 1964 Austin Healey 3000 BJ8 MKIII. I found this car in a barn just south of Houston TX in December, 2015. The previous owner bought it from a dealer in California back in 2008, but didn’t get what he paid for. He spent a lot of years and a lot of money taking it to a number of unqualified repair shops in an effort to make it drivable. He eventually gave up and the car sat idle for at least a few years. He put the car up for sale and I bought it. I knew right away it would be a complete frame up restoration. As soon as I got it home I started taking it apart. I didn’t stop till it was torn down to the frame. I had to replace the floors, truck floor pan, rockers and some of the metal in the foot well. Then I rebuilt the 3 liter inline 6 cyl. It got all new bearing and rings. I had to replace the cam shaft and lifters. It also got a new timing chain. Of course all the gaskets and seals were replaced, including all freeze plugs. The cyl head got reworked including new style valve steam seals. The SU carbs were rebuilt and everything was painted the proper green. The motor sounds perfect and does not smoke at all. It pulls strong through the whole RPM range. I could tell the trans had been rebuilt before. All I had to do was clean it real good and replace the solenoid for the electric overdrive. All the sycrnos are in good shape. It shifts smoothly though all the gears and OD works perfectly. Next was getting the body and chassis ready to paint. The engine bay was painted black while the chassis and frame were all coated with Por-15, a super heavy duty rust inhibitor that’s been trusted for years. Each panel was sanded down and primed. Then the car was assembled with all the pieces in primer and more bodywork was done. Then each panel was painted and the car was assembled a final time. Everything in the interior was replaced except the seats and the console which had been already recovered. Moss Motors supplied a complete kit with door panels and new carpet including the trunk carpet. Also brand new chrome wire wheels and new knock offs were added. The car runs and drives perfect and everything works- wipers, light, turn signals, OD. It all works as it should. This car was built to be a driver, not a trailer queen. With that in mind some modifications have been made. It has a modern charging system so the generator and regulator have been replaced by an alternator. It has an aftermarket Pertronics distributor so the points have been eliminated. It also has the latest radio with bluetooth. It now also has a 12 volt negative ground electrical system. The restoration took almost a year and was documented along the way. I have photos of the entire project. I also have all receipts; witch total about 20K in parts alone. It’s been driven just under 3oo miles since it was completed in Dec 2016. The car needs nothing to be complete. There are few minor blemishes in the paint that no one will ever notice. The top has two very small holes at the top back corners. I understand it can be repaired and I’m working on getting that done.