The Austin-Healey 3000 occupies a rare space in sports car history, a machine that bridged postwar British minimalism and the ...
The Austin-Healey models are the embodiment of the British sports car from the 1950s and 1960s—a time when the region’s automotive industry was a big player on the world stage, especially as Americans ...
When talking British classics, it’s impossible to ignore the likes of the Jaguar E-Type and Aston Martin DB5. But while those are pop icons in their own right, the Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III is a bit ...
Austin-Healey was established in 1952 in a partnership between the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation and the Donald Healey Motor Company. Mike Wills, of Dunnellon, purchased his 1967 ...
When it comes to iconic British sports cars, the Austin-Healy 3000 Mk III gets all the attention, but it was this first in the line Big Healy, the 100 series, that set the bar for styling cues and ...
I remember having a big grin on my face as I charged south on the A1 highway towards my home in London with the roof down, flicking in the overdrive and listening to the exhaust note while changing up ...
It's strange how perceptions change through the years. The 3000 and its predecessor, the 100-6, earned the nickname Big Healeys, yet what were beasts in their day are roughly 10 inches shorter than ...