It has often been said that the only difference in men and boys is the price of their toys. Most men would argue that point to the death, but one must admit; men and boys like their toys. My friend Tim is no exception. He just purchased a great toy...a 1961 Austin Healey 3000.
This car is what we like to refer to as a "survivor". It has never been restored or abused, only neglected. The car has been in dry storage for the last 41 years. Now is that cool or what.
This is a photo of the previous owner, Gary Whitson of Classic Investments in Blountville, Tennessee on the left and Gordon Abbott of Abbott Performance in Covington, Georgia and of course Tim's new toy. Gordon was nice enough to transport the car for us from Blountville, to my shop in Hilton Head, SC. I notified him on Tuesday that the car had been purchased and he picked it up and delivered it on Wednesday. Now that is service. Gordon can be reached at 678-758-5153.
Over the next several months a full restoration is planned and it will be documented on this blog. Pretty exciting !
During the next week or so, I will begin dismantling the car, bagging and tagging the parts, and making a preliminary list of the parts that will need to be purchased.
Enjoy,
TD
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