From a deceased estate; in the current ownership for 30 years; restored to show-winning condition in 1994 and carefully maintained since; veteran of many shows and rallies; has spent the last dozen years in sunny Cyprus; a super Healey at an attractive guide priceOne of the best-loved British sportscars, the Healey 3000 was launched in 1959 and simply got better as time went on.

Last and best was the MkIII version which came out in October 1963 and remained in production until the end of 1967 when production finally ceased.

Classified as the BJ8, the new model was the most powerful and luxurious of the Big Healeys, with a walnut dash, wind-up windows and now with 150bhp rather than 136bhp thanks to improvements to the engine which included a new camshaft and valve springs, twin SU 2" HD8 carburettors, together with a new design of exhaust system.

Servo-assisted brakes were also fitted as standard.

Only available as a 2+2, the interior trim was now Ambla vinyl as leather wasn't suit...