Nominated for a 2023 AACA National Award as an Outstanding Vehicle Originally Healey Blue, now Colorado Red with black coves over black leather with red piping Retains numbers-matching 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine Well-documented with invoices, records, and correspondence dating from the early 1980s Multi-year, comprehensive restoration in the late 1990s According to its accompanying British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate, this Austin-Healey 3000 Mk I BN7, chassis 5878, was built 2 December 1959 and dispatched to North America on 29 December of that same year.

Destined for sale in Seattle, Washington, the car was originally finished in a classic combination for the marque: Healey Blue with Blue interior trim and a Blue convertible soft-top.

One of approximately 2,825 Mk I BN7s—just 20 percent of total production— the car was factory-equipped with wire wheels, overdrive, adjustable steering column, a heater, laminated windscreen, and Road Speed tires.

While little ...