The Austin-Healey 3000 was available in two flavours – the two seater BN7 and the 2+2 BT7.

The accompanying Heritage Certificate confirms this superb specimen as an example of the latter variant.

What’s more it is confirmed as one of only around 1,200 MKI cars built in right hand drive for the home market.

Also confirmed to be finished in its original colour scheme.

Other gems of historic information offered by the factory record include the fact that the car originally supplied by dealers F.

G.

Smith of Ilford, Essex.

This Essex boy was sold compete with valuable factory extras including wire wheels, laminated windscreen, overdrive and adjustable steering column.

The going rate for one of these beauties in 1960? In the neighbourhood of £1,350 including taxes.

The late owner acquired the Big Healey in 2012 to become the car’s seventh registered keeper (giving an average tenure per keeper of over 10 years).

During this ownership the Healey has benefitted from a full, ground up...