The Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 MkIII represented the final development of one of Britain's most celebrated sports cars. The original Healey design was created by Donald Healey and his team, with body styling by Gerry Coker, before a partnership with Austin led to the Austin-Healey name and production at BMC's Abingdon works.
Introduced in 1964, the MkIII combined the muscular character of the earlier "Big Healeys" with a more refined interior and greater emphasis on comfort, making it an accomplished long-distance sports tourer as well as an open-top driver's car. Its low stance, sweeping wings and distinctive oval grille gave the 3000 an unmistakable presence.
However, by 1967 the story was coming to an end. Production of the BJ8 ceased that year, making it the last of the legendary Big Healey line. With strong competition history, elegant British styling and considerable success in the important American export market, the 1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII marked the final chapter of a sports-car dynasty that had begun fifteen years earlier.
