This 1962 Austin-Healey 3000 BT7 Mk II remained with its original owner—a U.S. Army officer who was based at Fort Knox in Kentucky during the 1960s—until the early 2020s, when ownership was transferred to his son. The seller purchased the car from the original owner’s family in May 2025, when the vehicle was removed from a detached garage where it had been covered with a tarp and gone unused since the early 1980s. The seller hired a mechanic to attempt to get the 2.9-liter inline-six running, but the engine is seized. The white-over-black convertible is equipped with a four-speed manual transmission with overdrive as well as triple SU carburetors, 15″ knock-off wire wheels, front disc brakes, a push-button radio, and a cabin heater. A removed soft top, side curtains, luggage rack, and a tonneau cover will accompany the vehicle. The car has not been operated or serviced since the 1980s. This non-running BT7 is now offered with a British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate, a driver’s handbook, service records from the 1960s, and a clean Kentucky title in the seller’s name.
The car is finished in Ivory White. Features include a hood scoop, bright trim, and chrome bumpers with overriders. A worn soft top, side curtains, and tonneau cover are included in the sale, as is a removed luggage rack. Rust is noted on the door bottoms and near the driver-side headlight, as pictured in the gallery below.
Silver-painted 15″ knock-off wire wheels are mounted with Atlas tires. The car is equipped with front disc brakes and rear drums. The seller states that the vehicle rolls freely.
The 2+2 cabin features bucket seats trimmed in black upholstery with white piping. Interior appointments include a push-button radio, a cabin heater, door-panel storage pockets, a passenger-side grab handle, and black carpeting.
The banjo-style steering wheel frames Smiths white-dial instrumentation consisting of a 120-mph speedometer, a 6k-rpm tachometer, a fuel-level gauge, and a combination gauge for oil pressure and water temperature. The five-digit odometer shows 24k miles, and the seller states that the car has not been driven since the early 1980s.
The 2.9-liter inline-six featured triple SU HS4 carburetors from the factory for a rating of 136 horsepower and 167 lb-ft of torque. A mechanic attempted to unseize the engine in 2025 but was unsuccessful, the seller tells us.
The four-speed manual transmission is matched with a Laycock de Normanville electric overdrive unit.
The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certificate lists the factory colors, equipment, and serial numbers along with dispatch to the United States on January 26, 1962.
