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Vulcan · 06-18-2011, 08:45 PM

I had a 62 or 63 Austin Healey 3000 in around 66, 67, 68. Loved that car until it got sandwiched on the I5. Mine was a dual carb (they also came with three carbs) setup with wire wheels and plastic side windows that had to be bolted on with a pair of wingnuts. It also came with a removable hard top. The carbs never gave any problem but the wire wheels needed tightening every so often. Shifting gears meant you had to get use to double clutching, which I thought sounded awesome. I made the mistake of not taking the transmission out of overdrive when using reverse and it blew out the overdrive part of the transmission which was big bucks to repair.

It has some modern things like the overdrive and disc brakes but compared to today, it's a very basic vehicle that in it's day was pretty fast.

06-18-2011, 08:45 PM	#8
Vulcan Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sunshine Coast Exp:	I had a 62 or 63 Austin Healey 3000 in around 66, 67, 68. Loved that car until it got sandwiched on the I5. Mine was a dual carb (they also came with three carbs) setup with wire wheels and plastic side windows that had to be bolted on with a pair of wingnuts. It also came with a removable hard top. The carbs never gave any problem but the wire wheels needed tightening every so often. Shifting gears meant you had to get use to double clutching, which I thought sounded awesome. I made the mistake of not taking the transmission out of overdrive when using reverse and it blew out the overdrive part of the transmission which was big bucks to repair. It has some modern things like the overdrive and disc brakes but compared to today, it's a very basic vehicle that in it's day was pretty fast. Last edited by Vulcan; 06-18-2011 at 08:49 PM.