22-03-2018, 11:19 AM
When I was registrar for BA7C in the late seventies, we thought the A7CA had just about completed its work. There were about 6000 entries on the Association Register at that stage. However, in the subsequent years, I have personally found or owned five or six Austin Sevens that weren't on the register, the latest (1926 R type Top Hat) in the last month or so. So they keep on coming....
Of course, some previously known cars will have dropped off, locked away in garages or sheds or converted into faux racers, although they were known to exist at a certain date...
How many more? Who knows? A few thousand I guess worldwide, and a few rediscoveries. Don't forget, VSCC cars are not counted.....unless notified to the Association Registrar or ownership passes to a member of an A7CA club.
Of course, some previously known cars will have dropped off, locked away in garages or sheds or converted into faux racers, although they were known to exist at a certain date...
How many more? Who knows? A few thousand I guess worldwide, and a few rediscoveries. Don't forget, VSCC cars are not counted.....unless notified to the Association Registrar or ownership passes to a member of an A7CA club.