1961 Austin-Healey BT7 3000: The Sculpture

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4 жыл бұрын

Soon after he obtained a driver’s license, Gernot Aschoff found himself elbow deep in British sports cars. His first was an MGA plucked from the classifieds of a classic sports car magazine. It was in terrible shape, but Gernot was hardly dissuaded from going deeper into the rabbit hole. In today’s film, we join him for a drive in his meticulously restored Austin-Healey BT7 3000. A quintessential piece of the British roadster canon, Gernot’s example sat in a shed for 40 years before he embarked on his two-decade and counting custodianship. He was careful to make sure that the result of the restoration was factory-perfect, but don’t let the time capsule appearance bely Gernot’s habits. Fond of long distance drives with the removable hardtop fitted above the blue sculpture of bodywork, he makes sure the odometer spins.
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@jessbottom9580 4 жыл бұрын

Quite a British fan! I see a Jaguar and Norton lurking in the backround. Cheers!

@AntoniMillson 4 жыл бұрын

+ the mga!

@DoWorkExotics 4 жыл бұрын

So nice to see a well done restoration vs. the modified messes.

@terryallen9546 4 жыл бұрын

Well, I knew a guy in my auto-cross club who had one with a hot 289 in it. He'd also done a nice sculptured job on the flared fenders to handle the bigger tires. It was a seriously tight racing machine in around 1968 terms.

@davidcharlesiannotti3800 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lines, sounds great. An overall beauty.

@Ragna___ 4 жыл бұрын

Old British cars... they are on a level all on their own... I love them

@quietenglishman4179 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's sad what happened to the British car industry. A Healey of this vintage would definitely be in my ten car classic garage. In two tone metallic blue and ivory.

@jonjackson2029 4 жыл бұрын

I worked at a British car dealer years ago and I still remember polishing all the chrome on a red and white Austin Healey 3000 one day.

@TimsEnthusiastGarage 4 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant video. Petrolicious has been consistently amazing for years. So thankful for these videos

@therainforest4314 4 жыл бұрын

Long ago I had a 1967 Austin Healey 3000, for a short period of time. It was such a pleasure to drive. :)

@calvinliem8271 4 жыл бұрын

one of the most underatted brands of automotive, the lovely Austin

@MindDezign 4 жыл бұрын

Shhhh will you be quiet.....?

@autoreverse2033 4 жыл бұрын

Calvin, the brand is Austin Healey, not Austin.

@jessbottom9580 4 жыл бұрын

Healey not Martin. Kind of like, shaken not stirred, LOL!

@davidcharlesiannotti3800 4 жыл бұрын

@@jessbottom9580 Well said, Mr. Bottom, Jess Bottom!

@janwolanski3228 4 жыл бұрын

very beautifuly filmed! Impressive, on a par with a car itself.

@lavonwatson8814 4 жыл бұрын

Thankful for this channel right now and stories about cars and owners like this.

@terryallen9546 4 жыл бұрын

A 1960 version of this was my first car in my first year of high school as soon as I finished driver training. There was a 1960 bugeye on the floor for $600 and a 3000 for around $1200. Dad and the dealer thought I should get the bugeye...but the 3000 was sooo James Bond. I had it for a year or so and drove it all over northern california wine country, the coast roads, Berkeley, San Fran, etc. in the free speech, civil rights and hippie hayday...with my camera. Learned how to drive across the Golden Gate in a high wind and how the get started again on those steep hills without going backwards into the cars behind me. Oh, Mary...still sorry about that firehose of water that burst thru the steering column hole in the floor on the passenger side and went right up your skirt...because of that deep water puddle we went thru. Boy, it still gives me a huge laugh.

@ivanmorataya86 4 жыл бұрын

May the gods bless you for what you've done to this beauty.

@sixmagpies 4 жыл бұрын

A Healy 3000, an MGA and a 3.8 Mk2. This man knows cars.

@robbh.6505 Жыл бұрын

.......And bikes; notice the Norton in the background at beginning..

@bountyflyer 8 ай бұрын

I always love to watch your videos! Incredible! I have 3 Healeys all 1960. A Bn7 a BT7 and a bug eye. Funny to see the license plate spelling out MGA on a Healey😂

@bobgrim9605 3 ай бұрын

The most beautiful model of the Healey range

@timferrell1 4 жыл бұрын

Retired with enough savings to find an Austin Healey BN7 in perfect Austin Healey blue. I favor it over a newer Porsche 911. So glad I have it for sunny days.

@kevinnorwood7355 4 жыл бұрын

If my ship ever came in there would be one of these in my driveway!

@johndouglas4528 4 жыл бұрын

I had the good fortune to drive an Austin Healey 3000 back in the sixties. Wonderful cars.

@xanderfrench4011 4 жыл бұрын

One of my dream cars for if i do well in life

@andynixon2820 4 жыл бұрын

As a British person it's interesting to see other nations take on our motoring heritage . It's great to see they appreciate what we've made .

@humanbeing1675 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of germans have a soft spot for british things in general... just to let you know. 👍 Cheers

@gideontladi Жыл бұрын

I cannot tell you why however this is myfavourite video on this channel - it gets me every time.

@robbh.6505 Жыл бұрын

Had to sell mine fifty years ago for college tuition; still miss it today!!

@AsILayinRuin 4 жыл бұрын

Oh how I miss working on these beauties. Helping the mechanics as a young apprentice was such a treat.

@user-dh2mf8qp4t 6 ай бұрын

Glorious - mine was this model- just loved it fabulous touring beast. Very reliable.

@jakekaywell5972 4 жыл бұрын

Even though I prefer the Sprite Mk. I (the original bug-eye), I do believe that "Big Healeys" like this one also should get their due. After all, I became an enthusiast thanks to a fire-engine red 1966 example with a gorgeous tan leather and burl walnut interior. The sound of that 3.0 liter Austin straight six, the many smells that hit me, it made a lasting impression on me.

@jerrytee2688 4 жыл бұрын

Good one, I wish it could have been longer. So, you really can drive a sportscar on the road with no gloves, hmmm...pretty cool.

@uctaiduong2816 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous beauty and sounding car!

@guywilson187 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully filmed video of a beautiful car. Well done and thank you for sharing this lovely film.

@crsantin 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful film. Beautiful car. I feel like he should be wearing some nice leather driving gloves in this car.

@majorscope 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Gernot, fabulous car. I have a late 1961 BT7 with hardtop needing restoration. I also have a 1960 MGA coupe and a 1965 BJ8. There is definitely something special about Austin Healeys. I have driven one all over France, Italy and Spain. Enjoy.

@pwddogman 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a Petrolicious video driving on the Right Side in Europe. Great Video. Cheers to Gernot.

@JLo1960 4 жыл бұрын

Healey, Jag MK2, MGA, Norton and a Vespa GS. This man has superb taste.

@robertamoyaw1979 3 жыл бұрын

She or He , will be blessed by you Sir!😊

@edhartley5765 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love elegant simplicity

@JirkaFiser 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, beautiful video and beautiful car. I like your work. Thank you very much.

@couchflyer381 4 жыл бұрын

The Healey 3000s are very beautiful

@user-lu7fc2mb6h 4 жыл бұрын

Thank-you somuch to petrolicius

@bosroamer 4 жыл бұрын

I did a full nut & bolt restauration with my dad on the same type as this one, lovely car. Unfortunately he sold it a couple of years ago, mainly of back injuries; he could get in the car, but getting out was so difficult because it is so low to the ground. I still can hear that awesome engine sound if I close my eyes.. And what still amazes me is that they drove ralleys with this car, I mean; understeer is from another dimension with 300kg of cast iron on your front axle

@Sprocketboy1956 4 жыл бұрын

A very pretty car and best of all is that it gets out there and driven!

@fraskers 4 жыл бұрын

Just beautiful.

@aleoimpala 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car.

@paulmcdonald9592 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely produced video. Gorgeous vehicle.

@thelittlebluecar2938 4 жыл бұрын

I owned a BN1 Austin Healey 100 for many years and had so much fun in it. This model is the culmination, so nice.

@thesoultwins72 4 жыл бұрын

The Little Blue Car...….As a 'fellow ex-100/4 owner' - I am utterly astonished and dismayed by your comment! Despite being a 100/4 owner, you clearly know nothing about the history and heritage of the marque. Sad.

@thelittlebluecar2938 4 жыл бұрын

TheSoulTwins . Would you like to see a photograph of Donald Healey and my self? A-H models after the BT7 became fat in an attempt to continue sales without further development, still very nice cars. Just my opinion 😉

@MOSSFEEN 4 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL

@bryanmartin9420 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Awesome! Thanks!

@Laguna2013 4 жыл бұрын

This man could be a Bond villain

@fynnwind2494 4 жыл бұрын

Because he‘s German?

@pearsonmarine5565 4 жыл бұрын

Not cause he’s German.....he just sounds like a classic bad guy. I’m sure he’s the greatest grandfather in the world. i agree, he’s a Bond villain

@wethafanss 4 жыл бұрын

He is more of a 'Italian Job' kind of smuggler

@jamesdunn9714 4 жыл бұрын

What is not mentioned here is that the scenes where he is driving, is that he's chasing James Bond whom is driving his iconic Aston Martin DB-5!

@malikabey 3 жыл бұрын

Goodbye Mr Bond!

@gilbertsanchez2568 4 жыл бұрын

That is a beauty

@exoticautomotive 4 жыл бұрын

Funny how sometimes coincidences occur. Seeing this video reminded me of an old English acquaintance of my parents who worked with my father at Ford in Cologne in the 1960's. He owned a 1954 Austin Healey 100 from new and still had it when I last visited them in the UK in about 1988. Seeing this video I decide to see if I could find any information on him, only to discover that he has apparently just died.

@ABC-rh7zc 4 жыл бұрын

Respect!

@TheMDJ2000 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely car.

@C345OFR 4 жыл бұрын

Danke schön, Gernot.

@johnhpianoman 4 жыл бұрын

Those big Healeys are in the camp of cars which have now got inaccessibly expensive (to normal people), not helped by the number of them that get bought up and then never see the light of day. I know somebody who has not one but two AH 100's (in different colours)- literally never known them to take either of them out of the garage. Could do with more ownership by people like this guy!

@mereclander 4 жыл бұрын

Cool car.

@motorcityoctane6713 4 жыл бұрын

Get a lot of Aston Martin vibes from the front 3/4 4:20, this car has some beautiful lines.

@MindDezign 4 жыл бұрын

You mean it looks "BRITISH".....it does...

@C345OFR 4 жыл бұрын

Some inspiration too from the Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupé ...

@ozgur_tan 4 жыл бұрын

3:15 insert Lucas Lord of darkness joke

@vonz7707 4 жыл бұрын

I actually wanna know where they are driving. I live kn munich as well but I don't know these roads. :(

@dcanmore 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's south of Munich near Berchtesgaden

@vonz7707 4 жыл бұрын

@@dcanmore thanks Yeah could be... but I wouldn't know where the road at the beginning is

@AAARREUUUGHHHH 4 жыл бұрын

I wish small British sports cars were still a thing outside of Lotus. Sure you've got Caterham and Morgan etc but they're hardly usable as a daily driver

@AAARREUUUGHHHH 4 жыл бұрын

@David David Not British! But yeah, great little cars. Same goes for the Toyota GT86!

@motorpsykler 4 жыл бұрын

I feel the same.

@giorgiorizzi2004 10 ай бұрын

Super bella. Un giorno, quando abitavo a Marsala, c'erano una 356 ed una Healey posteggiate vicine; ero tutto occhi per l' Inglese. La tedesca non l'ho nemmeno guardata (non ne valeva la pena) e come dicono i Marsalesi: perciò...

@chiphellie6668 4 жыл бұрын

Nice car. My only issue is It sits to high especially in the front. Whoever has been making replacement springs definitely isn't getting them exactly right. I've been around my dads 3000 BT7 for 60 years and know how they looked when new. Great presentation. Thanks for sharing your car with us.

@stuffhappens5681 4 жыл бұрын

It’s terrific but the front sits awfully high. Lot of space in the front tire wheel wells. Wonder if it’s a TUV bumper/headlight height regulation thing?

@andreblackaller3560 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 22 and this is my dream car by a fair margin. I swear to God I’d pick this over a Bugatti without hesitation.

@canyonhaverfield2201 4 жыл бұрын

Somehow your Healy ended up sporting plates from the MGA

@nicolasmachado2249 4 жыл бұрын

Great video What the name of music in begin

@selimnasr2068 4 жыл бұрын

3:08 look at that red beauty in there !!

@johnnyboy1586 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this vid, are you German or Austrian? It great to see people of other nations attaching to another nation cars !😁

@ihatetoselecthename 4 жыл бұрын

someone please tell me what is the background music?

@junior04011995 4 жыл бұрын

Where're is this place?

@morganbaud9422 4 жыл бұрын

What is your setup ?

@vancityguy 4 жыл бұрын

Was this the one Tim's wife drove in Home Improvement?

@atos.nympha3451 4 жыл бұрын

Is this the same or related to Austin Martin or they r just British cars. I feel the flavor of 007

@jakekaywell5972 4 жыл бұрын

Nope. Aston-Martin and Austin-Healey are two entirely different companies. It's just that the British did have quite a lot of automobiles over their history.

@franevan 4 жыл бұрын

lol the awkward bgm change

@vonz7707 4 жыл бұрын

Does someone know these roads?

@humanbeing1675 4 жыл бұрын

Not exactly. Probably (because of the plates on the car) its near Munich.

@vonz7707 4 жыл бұрын

@@humanbeing1675 yeah I know haha I live in munich and I actually drive around a lot with my bike but I've never seen roads like these

@humanbeing1675 4 жыл бұрын

@@vonz7707 Ich konnte nur raten, ob du auch aus D bist. Tja, irgendwo in den Voralpen...☺

@vonz7707 4 жыл бұрын

@@humanbeing1675 kein Problem hahahaha nicht schlimm. Ja wär echt schön zu wissen glaube da könnte man nach der Ausgangsbeschränkung dann mitm Motorrad hinfahren

@humanbeing1675 4 жыл бұрын

@@vonz7707 Hatte mir gerade neue Ténéré zugelegt..und warte auch, zumal es jetzt auch noch warm wird.😐

@shanehnorman 4 жыл бұрын

The best version of the big Healeys, IMO, before it became became 'gentrified' and overweight with wind-up windows, etc.

@MindDezign 4 жыл бұрын

Literally ,just added, window glass and gear in the same space as the roadsters door shell. Started to cramp the interior....for a still leaky ,( but not as leaky windows) A much heavier top, much heavier dash, and concole,heavier windscreen assembly on really the exact same car.Just a little more power.

@jakekaywell5972 4 жыл бұрын

As for the "big healeys", yeah, but you can't forget about the Austin-Healey Sprite Mk.I. It has to be the happiest car on the planet!

@thesoultwins72 4 жыл бұрын

Shane Norman ......Your comment is totally confusing and misguided! The best and definitive version of the Healey is the 100/4. End of!

@shanehnorman 4 жыл бұрын

@@thesoultwins72 I did say 'IMO'. I wouldn't presume to foist my preferences on others!

@thesoultwins72 4 жыл бұрын

@@shanehnorman ……..thanks for confirming your ignorance. [This is NOT just my opinion - but that of the car's creator, Donald Healey himself]. I wasn't therefore 'foisting my preferences' on you - merely trying to educate you on the marque's history and heritage. [oh hum.....seems my attempt sailed over your head by a country mile?]

@TheCrystalyne 4 жыл бұрын

Cou-pay.....

@bruceburns1672 4 жыл бұрын

Britain as a nation could not produce that car today unless they imported 60% of the components , same as here in Australia they could not produce the Sydney Harbor Bridge they built n the 1930's .

@navistar1995 4 жыл бұрын

@ja553 4 жыл бұрын

Made in England. Nuff said.

@tcroft2165 4 жыл бұрын

I think the MGA is the prettier car but the 3000 is a lot more fun....

@gregkowalski7084 4 жыл бұрын

The shape says all design for the basic purpose of sport.

@ghost21501 4 жыл бұрын

Petrolicious, we are automotive enthusiasts, not jazz enthusiasts. We want to hear the engine and exhaust.

@user-vk8uu9nv7n18 3 жыл бұрын

He is handsome, so he can't play Bond villain.

@andrewinconspicuous4634 4 жыл бұрын

It's a baby Aston Martin

@jonjackson2029 4 жыл бұрын

First view and comment. Love this channel

@joelaffolter8264 4 жыл бұрын

In 50 years no body will know how to drive this car... THE WORLD IS FUCKED.

@bruceburns1672 4 жыл бұрын

Quite strange how all those British car companies and British manufacturing survived the depression , WW2 and the austerity after , and then were wiped off the face of the earth in the most prosperous era in human history , that's what Socialism and Unions do to an economy .

@dcanmore 4 жыл бұрын

it was better built, modern and cheaper competition that killed them, plus loss of Empire meant loss of closed markets, South Africa, India, Australia and NZ were all 'buy British' countries until their markets were opened up to the Japanese and Koreans. Between 1976-82 Land Rover lost 80% market share to Toyota, Africa was next. Yes the unions played their part in the 1970s, but Austin, Rover, Morris, MG, Leyland and Triumph were all under Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s, problem was she was anti-industry and pro-financial services. Same with steel and shipping under Thatcher. French and Germans have their unions too, they still build for the world and have been far more socialist than the UK has ever been.

@robertfayette4877 4 жыл бұрын

A beautiful fast moving sculpture....yet the driver's narration and attitude ruined somehow this impression.

@evanflett5344 4 жыл бұрын

find a 1988 dodge raider/Mitsubishi Montero

@evanflett5344 4 жыл бұрын

@David David boo

@evanflett5344 4 жыл бұрын

@David David it isnt, i just like that vehicle

@Mamo878 4 жыл бұрын

They look good but drive like an old truck.

@Seegalgalguntijak 4 жыл бұрын

Oh Gernot why did you have to practice your English in this video? Couldn't you just have talked in German?

@jakekaywell5972 4 жыл бұрын

I personally think his German-peppered English adds to the video, a story about a German adapting to an English car.

@MindDezign 4 жыл бұрын

Germans and British Cars.....well they aren't made for each other. The British cars are pretty crude.. rough. Germans do not by DNA, handle unfinished, roughness that every, British Classic is composed of. The German DNA is far more at peace and melds much more naturally, with classic German cars and Motor Cycles.

@keeperofthelostpipe 4 жыл бұрын

well, I guess petrolicious has taught you a lesson today : humans are not a mere product of their "DNA" but rather individuals forged by their (social and cultural) environment as well as their personality...

@MindDezign 4 жыл бұрын

@@keeperofthelostpipe ah grasshopper ,you may walk across this rice paper, and snatch these pebbles from my hand.......

@cyborg7116 4 жыл бұрын

This true, it would be a pretty dull world if we were slaves to our DNA. I can't get enthused by either British or German cars but can't get enough of old Italian cars. Having just had an ancestry DNA test with zero Italian there's no rhyme or reason to it. Whereas my wife who's part Italian would have an MGB over anything Italian anyday. Life is weird.

@C345OFR 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's cars like these that benefit from German meticulous attention to detail.

@tkreitler 4 жыл бұрын

@@cyborg7116 It sounds as if your wife has good taste. I can appreciate old German and Italian cars but the British cars are what I have always been drawn to. The only exception is the Alfa GTV - I freaking love that car.

@CaptainMir 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry buddy but my Corolla diesel is Miles better

@jakekaywell5972 4 жыл бұрын

Get out of here, heretic.

@CaptainMir 4 жыл бұрын

@@jakekaywell5972 infidel

@CaptainMir 4 жыл бұрын

@David David never in the real world and on the road

@CaptainMir 4 жыл бұрын

@David David my job is commanding tanks all 44 of them firing 125 mm rounds 8 per minute moving in third gear so chillax on character and this Corolla diesel is my third in thirty years and is king of the high ways and nobody overtake me on high ways because I am one with my baby so stop comparing posers with a real legend boy

@jakekaywell5972 4 жыл бұрын

@David David Just ignore this douche. It's clear as crystal that he has nothing worthwhile to contribute on the subject of cars. By the way, what sort of car do you drive? I have a 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk!