Description
The Car Barn are very pleased to offer for sale this beautiful Austin-Healey 3000 Mark III. It was imported as a left-hand drive car from Sacramento, California in December 1997 and rebuilt over a period of 25 years, under the supervision of the former treasurer of the Austin-Healey Club mostly the specification of the 1964 RAC Rally cars.
The restoration included a comprehensive engine rebuild by Richard Parker Race Engines Ltd. Specification includes:
Competition valve gear
Aluminium cylinder head
+0. 040" Omega pistons
300-degree camshaft
High-capacity oil pump
Core plug retainers
Competition distributor
Aluminium high-capacity sump
Lightened and balanced flywheel with eight-bolt fixing
Three rebuilt Weber 45DCE Type 13 carburettors (of original Italian manufacture, not the later Spanish versions)
Six-branch exhaust with side-exit silencer box
Upgraded radiator
Foam-filled aluminium fuel tank
The gearbox was rebuilt by Dave Barker and uses a SC Tulip gear set with a competition overdrive, which was rebuilt by Overdrive Services of Sheffield. The clutch is a heavy-duty unit using a ball-race clutch release bearing. The propshaft is a high-deflection type, while the rear axle was rebuilt and retains the standard final drive ratio.
Brakes are standard discs on the front with a 'High Knee Point' servo with the rears being Girling discs. It is also fitted with separate hydraulic lines for front and rear brakes together with a balance system. The car stands on competition hubs with MWS wheels.
The car has run only some shake-down miles and has recently benefited from being set up by the marque experts Denis Welch Motorsport, who supplied most of the parts for the car. We believe the panels and shrouds are original, with a replica works boot lid fitted in aluminium.
All cars sold at the Car Barn have a 145 point check in our workshops. We welcome any part exchanges and we provide a 6 month warranty on all our cars
For more information or to book an appointment to view the vehicle please contact Jonathon Webb on +44(0)the details below or on Jusing the button below
About Carbarn
Car Barn by Aston Workshop is an independent classic, sports and prestige car specialist located on Red Row Estate, an idyllic 37 acre venue set in the North East countryside. Red Row is located in County Durham, only 2 miles away from Beamish Museum, one of the North’s major tourist attractions. Our car showrooms share our beautiful location with our sister company The Black Horse Beamish pub, restaurant and hotel. We offer a wide variety of used vehicles for sale in our pair of showrooms including special editions, low mileage examples, supercars and high performance models by Aston Martin, Lotus, Ferrari, Porsche, Bentley, Morgan, McLaren, Lagonda, Jaguar, Ariel and Caterham. As a well established dealer we typically we have around 80 cars on site at any given time and our showrooms are one of the most impressive luxury car collections in the North East of England.
Our specialist classic and sports car service, repair and diagnosis workshop at Carbarn is staffed by experienced local mechanics with a wide range of skills and diagnostic equipment. If your specialist car has developed a fault please call by and we will be happy to give a no obligation estimate. In addition to annual or routine servicing and maintenance we also undertake classic car restorations including all aspects of chassis repair, engine tuning, paint and body work.
We are one of the North East’s few specialist classic, sports and prestige car buyers who will buy your vehicle directly or offer sale or return and part exchange from our showroom. We are constantly seeking used stock. If you find yourself thinking the time has come to sell my car, be it classic sports or prestige, and you want to deal with a well established local north east company please contact us to discuss our best price. We provide a more personal and flexible approach than car buying websites or auctions and as a classic and vintage car specialist are happy to discuss cars which have been in long term storage, off the road, SORN or vehicles which are otherwise described as barn finds.
We have an in house transport service which offers collection, storage and delivery facilities and Carbarn are happy to purchase used classic, sports and luxury cars from across the North East region and the wider UK.
Our experienced team are also pleased to help and advise if you are a collector or seeking to purchase a car specifically for investment purposes.
The benefits of buying and selling with us include:
Nationwide collection and delivery service on our own covered transporters
Cars which are prepared by technicians working exclusively on classic and sports cars
Our own warranty programme
A comprehensive customer service which truly works for the duration of ownership
The confidence of dealing with a leading independent specialist established over 30 years
Finance available on all stock including classic cars
