2012-12-01 13:36:13 | nib writes:

Sold at RM Auctions Monterey 2012. Completely restored by Tom and Randee Rocke, of Healey Lane. Engine, gearbox, and overdrive rebuilt to factory-correct specifications. Accompanied by photo-documentation and BMIHT certificate.
Sold for $121,000

2025-01-29 18:29:42 | pauls writes:

Car listed as sold at:

rmsothebys.com/auctions/dd24/lots/r0010-1967-austinhealey-3000-mk-iii-bj8/

Auction description:

Dare to Dream Collection, Lot 378 6/24

1967 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III BJ8 Add to Favorites

$85,000 USD Sold

Final iteration of the beloved “Big Healey;” retains numbers-matching engine and body

Rotisserie restoration by Healey Lane Restorations of Riverside, California

Dressed in iconic Healey Gold over proper Fawn Beige Ambla vinyl trim

Chassis No. H-BJ8-L/40531

Registration Canadian Registration

Location Toronto, Ontario

Per a copy of its British Motor Industry Hertiage Trust certificate, the BJ8 on offer was completed 9 February 1967, finished in Ivory White over Black trim. In the late 2000s, the car made its way to marque aficionados Tom and Randee Rocke from Healey Lane Restorations of Riverside, California for what would become a full rotisserie restoration to concours standards.

As documented by photographs on file, Healey Lane totally disassembled the car, stripping the body to bare metal, before beginning the painstaking reassembly process. The engine, gearbox, and overdrive units were reportedly rebuilt to factory specifications while many new components were fitted including the fuel tank, fuel lines, brakes, brake lines and cables, cloth wiring harness, electrical components, front suspension and springs, rear leaf springs, and steel exhaust system. The car was then refinished in the iconic livery of Healey Gold over all-new Fawn Beige Ambla vinyl upholstery sourced from Mathews and Son London, England Ltd. with matching English wool carpeting.

Discerningly maintained by the Dare to Dream Collection, this superbly restored “Big Healey,” replete with numbers-matching-engine and body, offers an excellent opportunity to acquire one of the most quintessentially British sports cars ever made.

2025-02-05 11:45:16 | Steve Byers - BJ8 Registry+ writes:

The claim "numbers matching" does not appear to be strictly correct. Both the VIN plate and the body number plate are reproductions, and the body plate has an incorrect "batch" number stamped on it.

"Restored to Concours standards" is also questionable. HBJ8L/40531 was originally Ivory White with Black trim. Metallic Golden Beige cars had either Black or Red trim, but not Fawn Beige Ambla..