I found it – my dream car. It’s not a Ferrari, not a Porsche, and not a Beemer.

It’s an Austin-Healey 3000 Mark III. Built in the mid to late 60’s in England, the Mark III is a slick-looking convertible with six cylinders and that classic British design: long hood, front wheels pushed close to the corners, sloping rear end, and smooth lines. I first saw a Mark III while visiting friends in California. We took a day trip to San Francisco and a white Mark III was parked near the Haight-Ashbury area. I made a mental note of the make and model of the car and finally went poking around the net for some information. Turns out that these things cost from 15K-40K, so I don’t think I’ll be driving one of them for a while. But one of these days…