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Austin Healey 3000


Austin Healey 3000

The Austin-Healey 3000 is a British sports car built from 1959 to 1967, and is the best known of the "big" Healey models. The Austin-Healey 3000 was a successful car which won its class in many European rallies in its heyday, and is still used in competition by enthusiasts today.

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Austin-Healey 3000 Specs Data
Manufacturer : Austin-Healey
Year of manufacture: 1959–1967
Production : 42,926 Unit
Assembly : Abingdon, England
Predecessor : Austin-Healey 100–6
Class : Sports car
Body style : 2-door roadster
Engine : 2,912 cc (2.9 L) C-Series I6
Wheelbase : 92 in (2,337 mm)[1]
Length : 157 in (3,988 mm)[1]
Width : 60 in (1,524 mm)[1]
Height : 46 in (1,168 mm) (Hood down)
49.5 in (1,257 mm) (hard top)[1]
Curb weight : 2,550 lb (1,157 kg)

Austin Healey 3000's have a long competition history, and raced at most major racing circuits around the world, including Sebring (USA), Le Mans (France), and Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst (Australia).

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