{"id":512857,"date":"2010-04-04T10:30:10","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T14:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=42439"},"modified":"2010-04-04T10:30:10","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T14:30:10","slug":"barrett-jackson-auction-a-tale-of-two-roadsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/512857","title":{"rendered":"Barrett-Jackson Auction: A Tale Of Two Roadsters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/barrett-jackson-auction-a-tale-of-two-roadsters\/67-austin-healey-lf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42440\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/67-Austin-Healey-LF-500x327.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Austin Healey\" title=\"67 Austin Healey LF\" width=\"500\" height=\"327\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42440\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 0pt 0pt; width: 54px; float: left;\"><a type=\"box_count\" name=\"fb_share\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 0pt 0pt; width: 54px; float: left;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/tools\/diggthis.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>As of Saturday, this 1967 Austin Healey 3000 Mark III roadster has the highest across-the-block price, selling for $110,000 with the buyer&#8217;s premium included.  The big Healey was probably the finest I&#8217;ve ever seen, and was fresh out of Kurt Tanner Restoration&#8217;s shop.  This particular car was one of only 553 sprayed in Metallic Golden Beige, and the overdrive plus factory wires made it the big Healey to buy.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-42439\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/barrett-jackson-auction-a-tale-of-two-roadsters\/67-austin-healey-front\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/67-Austin-Healey-Front-500x366.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Austin Healey\" title=\"67 Austin Healey Front\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42443\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 3000 Mark III was introduced in 1963 and built until Austin-Healey ceased production in 1967.  The Mark IIIs featured a 150 horsepower 3.0 liter inline six with dual carbs, a hotter cam and a reworked exhaust compared to the Mark IIs.  Servo assisted brakes gave the car exceptional braking ability for its day.  To maintain their high end feel, Mark IIIs came standard with a walnut dash, and buyers could opt for leather seats in place of the standard vinyl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/barrett-jackson-auction-a-tale-of-two-roadsters\/67-austin-healey-int\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/67-Austin-Healey-Int-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Austin Healey\" title=\"67 Austin Healey Int\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42444\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/barrett-jackson-auction-a-tale-of-two-roadsters\/67-austin-healey-motor-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42445\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/67-Austin-Healey-motor-2-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Austin Healey\" title=\"67 Austin Healey motor 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42445\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nearly 18,000 Mark IIIs were manufactured during their five year production run.  They remain popular among collectors and vintage racers, a testiment to both their styling and their durability.  This was a high price for a Healey, but this car was exceptional in every way.  Whether or not it will appreciate in value, it&#8217;s certain that the new owner will enjoy his ride.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/barrett-jackson-auction-a-tale-of-two-roadsters\/1966-sunbeam-tiger-rf\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1966-Sunbeam-Tiger-RF-500x308.jpg\" alt=\"1966 Sunbeam Tiger\" title=\"1966 Sunbeam Tiger RF\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42446\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sunbeam Tiger was produced at the same time as the big Healeys, from 1964 until 1967.  Considered the muscle car of the Sunbeam line, the Tiger was essentially a Sunbeam Alpine with a 289 Ford shoehorned in the engine bay.  Only 7,085 were manufactured during the car&#8217;s four year production run, and few unmolested examples remain today.  The Subeam Tiger that sold at Barrett-Jackson on Friday featured a complete restoration for vintage racing, an updated 289 motor with aluminum heads, a four speed transmission and four wheel disc brakes from Wilwood.  It runs on period correct Torque Thrust wheels and was signed by Carrol Shelby; despite this, the selling price was a bargain at $37,400.  Why the huge gap between the two roadsters?  First, Sunbeam Tigers have always been more of an acquired taste than Austin Healeys, whose styling remains timeless.  Tigers have a reputation as being troublesome, both to drive and to maintain.  The big Healey was restored to factory condition, while the Tiger was built for vintage racing and features non-original components.  Even the link to Carroll Shelby, who developed the initial prototype Tiger for Sunbeam, wasn&#8217;t enough to drive the price of the car up any higher.  At $37,400, this car was well bought and should continue to appreciate in value. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hYLwYFA7uffp4b3o0tzsZv5CLfo\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hYLwYFA7uffp4b3o0tzsZv5CLfo\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hYLwYFA7uffp4b3o0tzsZv5CLfo\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/hYLwYFA7uffp4b3o0tzsZv5CLfo\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share As of Saturday, this 1967 Austin Healey 3000 Mark III roadster has the highest across-the-block price, selling for $110,000 with the buyer&#8217;s premium included. The big Healey was probably the finest I&#8217;ve ever seen, and was fresh out of Kurt Tanner Restoration&#8217;s shop. This particular car was one of only 553 sprayed in Metallic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}