Ant Gets This Fabulous Austin Healey Ready For Auction | Wheeler Dealers

[@GeorgeFullerton-p9g]

I'm now 75yrs old. This is the same model and year my dad had which I got to drive as a teenager. Our Healey was in bright red with black leather interior. The best thing about the car is its look and I remember buffing it up to look great. What I also remember was that one absolutely roasted driving it in summer with your legs close to the VERY heavy cast iron engine block on the other side of the firewall. Handling, particularly in the winter was really sketchy with the heavy weight of the front end trying to nose-plow you off the road if you hit any patch of ice or sand. I still like looking at Healeys at car shows but have no desire to own one. I had my fill.

[@jettrink7510]

Mike Brewer just lights up my day...

[@runwillrobinson]

Good work fellows.

[@nurburgringkid]

beautiful just beautiful

[@Feniantimmy]

Ant is just so much better at this than Ed China was (all the expertise with no attitude) and it's so good to see Mike in full force. Great car, great show, thanks for doing this.

[@jazzhands7771]

SOHC? I think not...OHV, I think you'll find, Mike..

[@venturinix]

I'm love edd china...the best mechanic

[@jazzhands7771]

Nice to meet you, Love Edd China. I'm Chris. ;-)

[@revolutionday1]

British Racing Green....with....a RED interior. Ugh.

[@Larryloafer488]

You lot with the negative comments, tidy profit eh?!

[@steinwaygrande9736]

Single Overhead Cam ???? WRONG WRONG WRONG. The history of this engine is interesting . It was originally designed for the 2 ton MORRIS TRUCK together with the four speed truck gearbox. 1st and reverse used to howl until you engaged 2nd through to 4th. The engine was a brilliant piece of work and had a Zenith42 VIS single carburettor on it. It was originally a 2.6 litre six cylinder with a bore of 89mm and a stroke of 89 mm Valve clearance was 12thou when hot. Fuel pump was mechanical located below the generator. The engine proved to be so good that the Austin Motor Company almagamated with Morris and hence BMC was born. In this write up, the narrator stated that it had a Single Overhead Camshaft. Totally wrong as the camshaft is situated on the side of the block , using pushrods to open and close the valves. Later. Austin engines became 2.9 litres, and sported twin SU carburettors which were a doddle to work on and easy to tune. But as for an OHC, thats a load of utter rubbish and he has no idea about the vehicle.

[@michaelanderson8464]

When cars had Soul

[@Henrytwm01]

Still miss Edd

[@geoffporteous890]

Nearly dropped my coffee when I heard sohc,, wtf !

[@marcoreviews]

I have one I am selling. Austin Healey Mark III del 1967 all original. How much do you think it is worth? Pearl white. Mint condition.

[@timsullivan3921]

Maybe Mike does not know the difference between single overhead cam and overhead values, you think he should though given he is hosting a motor show !!

[@colinmccauley3301]

the smartest guy in the house bought this beauty. wish I still had my '65 3000.

[@szpflyer4367]

...and I my '64.

[@michaelwhite8031]

This programme is not the same anymore !

[@PRDIGM]

I want to see what you did to the exhaust.

[@Gbonejohn1974]

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[@agrotte]

Yes, Ant is okay and also a good professionnel, but, for sure, it's difficult for him to take the position after Ed.

[@thedefenestrator5686]

The car is a '66 or '67, not a '65. The '65 was the first year of the 3000 Mk. III and it only had a single clear turn signal/marker light up front on each side. The '66 and '67 model years added an additional amber lens for separate marker light and signal light. Same goes for the rear, the '65 had a single red brake/signal lamp lens, the '66 & '67 models added an amber signal lens above the brake lamp.

[@sirt8684]

i hate to be that guy, but the BJ8 MkIII started in late 64. I forget the chassis number start but the material is out there.

[@thedefenestrator5686]

@@sirt8684 I'll give you the start of production for the Mark III could have been before '65, as I stated, but the dual marker lamps are a dead giveaway. I own a '65 MkIII and it has two white signal marker lamps. Only the '66 and '67 model years had two front marker lights, one white that turned on with the headlights and one amber for the turn indicator.

[@blacknight1003]

@@thedefenestrator5686 I think you’ll find that you are all “anoraks”

[@akaDavidWebb]

We’re not able to watch full episodes in Australia. Why is this?

[@iandavid7730]

Salmon pink. Nice.

[@therider6074]

Edd is still the best

[@MarkoSrepfler]

Looks like "For the love of cars" but it was good show.

[@irmakaymelek]

We look forward to TRABANT in the new episode.?

[@dennisd7292]

Well you forgot about the shipping costs and the auction commission

[@wannaberetro2495]

What would edd do?

[@sundown798]

Probably wrap the exterior! Lol

[@majorscope]

Why did you not do the upholstery correctly and give the wrong specification. Bring back EDD !!!.

[@captaccordion]

Overhead cam straight six? No it ain't Mike. You should know better!

[@marknelson5929]

Where is Edd...!

[@blacknight1003]

Worth every cent. How much is that profit in £sd?

[@CoherentChimp]

43 guineas, 7/- and 4d halfpenny.

[@pinar.ozdemir]

Bence bu ikili muhteşem olmuş

[@general8658]

No comparison, only Ed China is the real Wheeler Dealer STAR.

[@vh2337]

Oh God. The new red interior SUCKS!!! That tired old vinyl WAS PERFECT! Whyyyyyyyy..

[@scottparis6355]

Gross. Black, or tan would have been more tasteful. But somebody still thought it was worth $71k. No accounting for taste.

[@Garysb53]

Looks more Pink to me. Very ugly. Black, Black, Black!!!!

[@infrasleep]

This isn't Wheeler Dealers its just an ersatz Chasing Classic Cars . Wheeler Dealers has totally lost its soul

[@golemtheory2218]

thats not red, its pink me old mate. yep, THAT pink

[@cormackeenan8175]

Ed China would have got $100,000

[@golemtheory2218]

British Mincing Pink

[@senhorspock]

Why only 7 minutes instead of a full episode?

[@peterliddington6537]

Barn finder

[@CoherentChimp]

After the auctioneers take their %, then their wouldn't be much of a profit.

[@piggybakkers]

Loved it with Edd, Ant's every bit as good if not better in front of camera. Hate the Americanisation of the programme. Brewer is still the annoying, pointless waste of space he always was! The show doesn't need Brewer, Ant could buy, fix, sell and present without him.

[@danastulce4707]

Red interior with British Racing Green?..I'll pass, and anyone with correct taste will too regardless of the other bits.. SHAME!

[@shawnhayden1476]

Gayla Zukevich Stulce unless selling to Santa Claus

[@the_end_boss]

blue and white looks classier.

[@sirdunster8419]

Unfortunately money talks, w d used to be one of my favourite programmes. This has been Americanised, I’m not interested in American cars being done up or over the top auctions. M b has sold out and ed was so much better.

[@billbonnington7916]

Erm, Austin Healey....

[@gavinhawdon193]

Red and green should never be seen!

[@davidkirk1853]

not the same without Edd

[@johannviljoen64]

Got to the "three liter single overhead cam" part and realised the guy talking must be a HR clerk or something, not skilled in his field of expertise....

[@bernhardlist9359]

Boring! This was an auction, not wheeling and dealing! Sorry, but something is missing here.

[@billbonnington7916]

An auction with no reserve - have you ever been to an auction? It is a very exciting thing to sit there and have you car bid on, or to bid on something you want. They could have seen that go for 20 grand and been able to do nothing about it.

[@michaelpielorz9283]

Webers on a Healey ? Come on,you should have knowledge about a Healey.

[@sundown798]

Triple Weber sidedraft DCOE''S on this engine? You seriously would go back to the SU'S?

[@adamap2796]

SOHC. nope. Clueless