1960 Austin Healey 3000. One owner."The Eliminator"! Cool California history

Description for Austin Healey 3000 1960

1960 Austin Healey. "The Eliminator". Up for auction is an original one owner California Austin Healey 3000. known as 'the Eliminator'. This car held the record for many years as the worlds fastest accelerating stock Healey in the 1/4 mile. The owner successfully raced this car throughout California and bordering states (please read the page inserted in the pictures). The car does need restoration. We had the larger than factory (2") carbs rebuilt and added an electric fuel pump; the engine starts and runs off an external fuel bottle and a battery jump. The engine has very good even compression (150 lbs) and sounds healthy; probably has a cam and does have headers with a short exhaust pipe. We put the car in gear and started the engine and the car jumped forward. that is the most that we have moved the car under its own power. With power to the battery. the lights work. the wipers work. the oil pressure gauge and the rpm/rev counter works. Some cool features of the car include a coffee-can 'heat sink' to keep the fuel cool as it goes into the carbs. The owner has added a gear-shifter handle to the brake pedal so that all three pedals could be worked together when launching the car from a start. The best was re-routing the washer fluid for the wipers to the rear of the cars over the tires to cool them and or help them spin easier to warm 'em up! The frame and suspension looks to be very solid. The floors are good. but do have some rust through in a few places towards the rear. The bottoms of the doors have rust through. the trunks is also mostly solid with some rust through towards the rear of the trunk floor. Zero feedback bidders. contact us before bidding otherwise your bid/s will not be accepted. The car is sold as-is and as equipped. However. you are welcome to come see and/or have the car inspected before the end of the sale. Payment is due in full within seven days of the end of the sale. California buyers and all in-state sales are subject to sales tax. doc. & lic. fees. In California. vehicles over ten years old are sold miles "exempt". Transportation is the responsibility of the buyer