1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II BJ7

LOWERED PRICE $5,000. One of the most revered postwar British roadsters, the Austin-Healey 3000 evolved from the four-cylinder Austin-Healey 100, introduced in 1953. This spartan roadster was a collaboration between small-volume auto maker Donald Healey and mass producer Austin. Bodies were contract-built by Jensen, and the MG factory assembled the complete cars. The car gained a six-cylinder engine in 1956 and then adopted the “3000” badge when the OHV six’s displacement was enlarged to 2.9 liters for 1959. In 1962, a revised Mk. II version, with model code BJ7 and called a “Sports Convertible,” brought the all-weather comfort of a true convertible top and roll-up windows, along with a more-modern curved windshield.

With its appealing, curvy lines and torquey six-cylinder engine, the Austin-Healey 3000 would remain in production until 1967. The 3000 model accounted for nearly 43,000 of the total 65,951 “Big Healeys” made, with about 90 percent exported to the U.S.