Hi BCF. I am Dennis Kelly in Greenville, South Carolina and last Sunday I took possession of a 1962 HBT7 Austin Healey 3000 MkII from my brother, John, in south Florida. We are both getting up there but his medical problems keep him from putting the Healey back on the road. It has been stored for over forty years and all that put it in the garage was the left king pin, but it needs a total restore now.
I feel a bit overwhelmed at the moment with all the work that needs to be done. I have the skills and tools but it is still daunting. I haven't even found the hood/bonnet release lever yet. I had an MGB GT for almost twenty years and put over 300,000 miles on it and knew every bolt by sight. Speaking of MGs, John was the owner of a very famous MGA, #43, that was factory prepped for the 1963 Sebring race. There were only three and for a while it was worth a fortune but he sold it to a good friend for a song who had lusted for it for decades to be sure it went to someone who would appreciate it.
I really know nothing about big Healeys yet. I see the registry for BN7s and BN8s but not for HBTs. Is the HBT7 a sub-set of the BN7?
I will have a thousand questions, I am sure, and look forward to getting to know more about the car and the forum. Thanks for being there. Later, Denny
I feel a bit overwhelmed at the moment with all the work that needs to be done. I have the skills and tools but it is still daunting. I haven't even found the hood/bonnet release lever yet. I had an MGB GT for almost twenty years and put over 300,000 miles on it and knew every bolt by sight. Speaking of MGs, John was the owner of a very famous MGA, #43, that was factory prepped for the 1963 Sebring race. There were only three and for a while it was worth a fortune but he sold it to a good friend for a song who had lusted for it for decades to be sure it went to someone who would appreciate it.
I really know nothing about big Healeys yet. I see the registry for BN7s and BN8s but not for HBTs. Is the HBT7 a sub-set of the BN7?
I will have a thousand questions, I am sure, and look forward to getting to know more about the car and the forum. Thanks for being there. Later, Denny