Where Are All the Sevens?

[Mike Costigan]

I suspect that the DVLA figure of 1,600 Sevens on the road is not very accurate. They are probably only accounting for cars registered as Make: Austin and Model: Seven. I know of several Sevens that are recorded as Make: Austin Seven or Austin 7, and others that have no Model identity other than body style - I doubt if either option is included in that 1,600 figure. 

I would guess a more likely figure is in the region of 3,000 'on the road'. Not that that makes any real difference to the Seven's impact on Colin's calculations!