12-05-2022, 03:23 PM
The Works Director, Charles Englebach, completely reworked the production line in late 1925 / early 1926 (1925 production was around 7,000 Sevens, the 1926 figure doubled to 14,000). It's quite possible the method by which the finished car was identified and the way the components came to together altered significantly at this time). I believe prior to the changes the identity of the finished car was by the chassis number, but certainly after that time the finished car was officially identified by the Car Number (what we would now call the Commission Number or VIN Number) and any other numbers, such as chassis numbers, are merely the identity of the individual component.
Remember the Seven was only part of the Longbridge production - in 1927 there were around 24,000 Sevens built out of a total factory figure of over 40,000 vehicles.
Remember the Seven was only part of the Longbridge production - in 1927 there were around 24,000 Sevens built out of a total factory figure of over 40,000 vehicles.