Description
🔑 Key Details
1966 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III – Fully Restored, 4-Speed w/ Overdrive
Model: 3000 MKIII
Year: 1966
Condition: Used (Comprehensively Restored)
Mileage: 1,000 (Since Restoration)
No. of Owners: 2
Color: Original Factory Colors
Fuel Type: Gasoline
Transmission: Original 4-Speed Manual with Overdrive
Seller Type: Personal
🧰 Description Overview
This 1966 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III has undergone a comprehensive, high-level restoration and has covered less than 1,000 miles since completion. It is offered with its BMIHT certificate and finished in its original factory color combination, enhanced with tasteful upgrades that improve comfort and reliability while preserving authenticity.
The body and paint are consistently show-quality throughout. Panel fitment and shut lines are excellent, the body is straight, and the overall presentation is exceptionally clean with no notable structural or cosmetic concerns. The glass, though replaced during restoration, is clear and free from defects, and all rubber trim was renewed and remains supple and properly fitted.
Newly installed and balanced wire wheels are wrapped in Vredestein 185/70HR15 tires, completing the classic stance.
Inside, the car has been upgraded from its original vinyl to a full leather interior. The dash, center console, seats, door panels, and kick panels all present in nearly new condition. Additional floor insulation was added during restoration to reduce heat transfer from the exhaust and engine, enhancing comfort. All gauges, switches, and accessories have been tested and are functioning properly. The only minor cosmetic critique noted is slight waviness in the transmission tunnel carpet—purely aesthetic and not functionally concerning.
The engine bay reflects the quality of a freshly restored example with minimal use. The engine was rebuilt as needed during restoration and starts easily, runs strong, builds solid oil pressure, and maintains proper operating temperature. Upgrades include a triple-core radiator, high-torque starter, high-capacity oil pan, and stainless steel exhaust system. The presentation is clean and correct overall, with minor reliability-oriented updates such as modern hose clamps.
The trunk area is equally well finished, featuring a painted spare wheel rather than a chrome unit, along with a correct hammer. No tool kit or jack is included, but the area itself is clean and properly restored.
The original 4-speed manual transmission with overdrive operates smoothly, with no grinding and proper overdrive engagement in third and fourth gears. The braking system remains stock in configuration and performs as intended, with strong, straight, and confident stopping. Suspension components function as new.
🏁 Driving Experience & Summary
This Healey delivers exactly what the model is known for—strong torque, engaging manual shifting, and classic open-air motoring combined with a well-appointed cabin. With less than 1,000 miles since a comprehensive restoration, it presents and drives like a newly completed example. Turn-key and fully sorted, it offers the experience of ordering a brand-new Big Healey, without the wait.
