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Vroom! 1968
Submitted by Cerrito68 on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 10:28pm.
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Another photo of my dad with his new '67 Austin Healey 3000 in early 1968. He was a newspaper reporter and he has his "Murrow" London Fog trench coat on for the chilly top-down morning drive to Oakland (S.F. Bay Area). He made a small sticker with a label maker (remember those?) that said, "Disraeli Rides Again!" and it was applied on the inside of the glove box door. View full size.
What a beautiful car
Submitted by Mvsman on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 9:24pm.
Cerrito68,thank you for your great pictures. I wonder how long your Dad had this car.
Of course, there must have been another family vehicle to transport the wife and kids. Was it a plain old American station wagon?
Perhaps you Dad's car was on an auction of some sort in later years? They are quite collectible.
I see the Healys are selling for quite a lot;witness this example on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Austin-Healey-3000-Mk-III-Frame-off-resto...
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