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Im speechless.. words cant convey...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-3-LITR ... 6rk%3D1%26

More Zakspeed than Broadspeed with those arches.

For some daft reason, I quite like it. Time to get the trowel out and extend the garage.

What a "Beast"

me like - me like a lot

As has already been said, I am not sure about it's supposed "Broadspeed heritage" but it is not the shabbiest conversion I have ever seen.

I wonder what it actually goes like?

M

What a posing tool, I love it, good to see something different, more power to the builder as it will always be a great talking point.

Pete

Wow, that looks awesome.

Oh yes, I like that. I'd probably change those wheels though.

The Wheels and to a certain extent the arches let it down, but a Healey 3000 lump in a saloon car can only be a good thing! Didn't a similar (though older looking) car win the St Mary's Tropy at Goodwood a couple of years back?

I like it!

Remove the front spoiler, the rear "diffusor" and some period wheels and some lowering, that'd be great.

Nice to see something really different, which looks to be in good condition, but I wouldn't fancy presenting something like that to my insurance company

It's never dawned on me before but I really like the solid classic shape of the Austin 3 Litre, very nice interior in this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcowie/ ... otostream/

Glad others like it, I love it but thought I may have had richguru-itis for a mo

You likey rich?

Paul

i like 3 litre"s and 1800"s , just cant get totally into this but certainly a nice job, i agree with other comments in as much as it needs "ageing" if it was maroon and silver with a set of petals i reckon the dogs it would be great effort though

georgek wrote:It's never dawned on me before but I really like the solid classic shape of the Austin 3 Litre, very nice interior in this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcowie/ ... otostream/

There is an interesting account of the Austin 3 Litre development history on AROnline here:
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/au ... t-history/

Quote:
"Unlike the engine/gearbox set-up of the ADO61, the suspension system adopted for the car was rather less than conventional: Like the ADO16 and ADO17, Hydrolastic was the springing medium, used all round. Unlike its smaller brothers, however, the rubber springs at the rear were separated from the Hydrolastic displacer units. The idea of this was to smooth the ride even further, which BMC managed with some aplomb – which partially explains its excellent ride quality, along with the ADO61′s much greater weight – but also because a change in the pickup-point of the connecting pipes into the displacer-chamber reduced the typical bounce to near zero (it should also be noted that this modification was later incorporated into the Maxi’s suspension setup)."

"The rear suspension used the now-familiar Hydrolastic spring and damper units, supplemented by a self-levelling facility. This height adjusting rear end was a system that was completely independent of the car’s main suspension set-up and in a nutshell, the height was, regulated via a set of hydraulic rams. The pressure output by these rams was regulated via valves that sensed the level of the car – lowering it if it is too high, raising it if it is too low. An engine driven pump powered the system, but as the system was regulating the ride height whether the engine was running or not – as long as there was residual pressure in the hydraulics. This was seen as a ‘must have’ by BMC, who saw that this small splash of ingenuity would set the car apart from its domestic rivals. It must be said that this philosophy of trying to offer something more advanced in the chassis department did result in a car blessed with superb ride quality."