Three Historic and Importnat Big Healeys Come to Market

[dougie]

Works Big Healeys come to market every few years, its rare that three come to market all at once through different venues.

I've got all three on my Christmas list....

https://www.rmsothebys.com/pa17/par...ealey-3000-mk-iii-bj8-works-rally-car/1691510

https://www.fiskens.com/cars-for-sale/Austin-Healey-3000-Mk1-Works/12251.htm

https://www.retromarques.co.uk/new/images/classifieds/699DON/index.html

 

[steveg]

Very cool! Any idea what's the device in the upper rad hose of the BJ8 (first listing)?

 

[Editor_Reid]

The increasing prices have a way of putting them back on the market.

Next month in Arizona, Bonhams is auctioning a 100S that has been in the same ownership for 50 years. I believe that the estimate is $500,000-700,000; lower than other recent sales due largely to the replacement engine, I suppose, but still a lot of moolah for an Austin-Healey.

 

[Randy Forbes]

Very cool! Any idea what's the device in the upper rad hose of the BJ8 (first listing)?

Looks to be just another point to pick up water temperature (in a later pic, that's "cut-off" you can almost make out__but not confirm__what looks like a capillary tube) possibly a later addition to run an auxiliary electric fan...?

 

[HealeyRick]

I've got all three on my Christmas list....

https://www.rmsothebys.com/pa17/par...ealey-3000-mk-iii-bj8-works-rally-car/1691510

https://www.fiskens.com/cars-for-sale/Austin-Healey-3000-Mk1-Works/12251.htm

https://www.retromarques.co.uk/new/images/classifieds/699DON/index.html

Santa doesn't like greedy boys, save some for the rest of us! But you're right, tough to choose which one from that trio.

 

[dougie]

In case you needed a "test drive" in a Works Big Healey.....