In 1965-66 I worked for a dealer of MG, Austin Healy, and Studebaker. One job was to go to Pier 9 in Cleveland and pick up Healys and drive them back to the dealership. Fun job - except when. we got back to the dealership my next task was 2 or 3 new cars needing to have the heavy coat of wax sprayed on them to inhibit corrosion removed and then polished and waxed as part of the make ready process. That was a bit of work. Fun fact ... the factory exhaust hung down so low under the car that it was not installed before shipment - the muffler was in the boot. Driving down the Cleveland Shoreway along Lake Erie with another Healy 3000 bot of which were very loud was a teenager's reenactment of the Battle of Britain with us in our Spitfires. Would love to have this beauty but really not practical now. I'll stick to my Mercedes S Class LOL - easier to get in and out and saves the kidneys from a bit of a thrash.
That is a real beauty. I did have a little trouble figuring out the color though. When it was being driven in the opening, I was struck by the deep black paint, rare for a Healy. Then on the walk around, it appeared a deep dark blue. Either way it showed off gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Healey's have fairly good styling, however it was almost impossible to drive them without damaging the Exhaust System on any road that is not well paved. They also ran very hot that cooked your feet in hot weather climates. The worst factor of this junk was the necessity of Removing the Engine & Transmission in order to replace the Clutch Assembly. Very costly Labor Intense operation. It was impossible to determine the quality and longevity of the engine, due to the fact there were never any examples that had more than 50 Thousand miles.
In 1965-66 I worked for a dealer of MG, Austin Healy, and Studebaker. One job was to go to Pier 9 in Cleveland and pick up Healys and drive them back to the dealership. Fun job - except when. we got back to the dealership my next task was 2 or 3 new cars needing to have the heavy coat of wax sprayed on them to inhibit corrosion removed and then polished and waxed as part of the make ready process. That was a bit of work. Fun fact ... the factory exhaust hung down so low under the car that it was not installed before shipment - the muffler was in the boot. Driving down the Cleveland Shoreway along Lake Erie with another Healy 3000 bot of which were very loud was a teenager's reenactment of the Battle of Britain with us in our Spitfires. Would love to have this beauty but really not practical now. I'll stick to my Mercedes S Class LOL - easier to get in and out and saves the kidneys from a bit of a thrash.
This is awesome. Thanks for the history lesson!
That is a real beauty. I did have a little trouble figuring out the color though. When it was being driven in the opening, I was struck by the deep black paint, rare for a Healy. Then on the walk around, it appeared a deep dark blue. Either way it showed off gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
WOW! JUST WOW!!!
'67 - last & best year for the big Healey!
Outstanding and wonderful restoration. One of the best I've seen. Thank you for your video. Best wishes.
Thank you!
This is one beautiful meticulous restoration,thanks for posting.
Wow that’s a Gorgeous Healey.
I still miss my 3000 MKiii … a ‘67 Sunbeam Tiger lives in my shop now 😎
Not as quick as they look, but very, very, beautiful.
Classic English sports car awesome
When and where is your car going to be sold?
The car is going on Bringatrailer.com. The auction will go live within 2 weeks.
Is this available?
What? No power windows?
Didn't see this beauty on BAT? was it sold?
We are in the BaT queue. Hopefully, it goes live within the next week or two.
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@@aerialscope8999 Is it still possible to visit car sometime before auction? I live in Groton and it looks like you're in Westerly.
You can reach out to bryan@aerialscopevi.com, he will connect you.
Tag line says 1965 its a 67. dual parking lights where only available on late 66 & 67
HOW MUCH ?
Blue car , blue interior , blue hood cover - Beige hood ?
et combien vaut cette merveille ?
I can believe you want to sell this car, I do not care what you got for this great car. I would kept the until I died. 10:52
U.K. ex-mechanic here. If this car has a seven bearing crank like they did over here. The engine did not rev freely. Performance was disappointing.
Healey's have fairly good styling, however it was almost impossible to drive them without damaging the Exhaust System on any road that is not well paved. They also ran very hot that cooked your feet in hot weather climates. The worst factor of this junk was the necessity of Removing the Engine & Transmission in order to replace the Clutch Assembly. Very costly Labor Intense operation. It was impossible to determine the quality and longevity of the engine, due to the fact there were never any examples that had more than 50 Thousand miles.
Bah Humbug 😮