28-03-2023, 11:50 AM
Hi,
Given 10,000 or so Sevens appear to have survived, where are they all? A large town like Warrington has a population of about 200,000 - this is about 1/300th of the population of the UK. Therefore, if Sevens are distributed evenly, there ought be about 30 Austin Sevens in Warrington.
I know of about ten Sevens on this side of town - someone has three - all on the road, there are two in bits in local garages, there are two others owned individually that are very occasionally seen out and about, there is mine, and there is Box Saloon hidden away somewhere not far away that I have heard about but have never seen. Therefore, it is credible that there might be 30 across Warrington?
Perhaps areas like East Anglia, though more sparsely populated, have more cars stashed away in garages or in barns? Certainly, more cars in need of restoration seem to appear for sale in this area than anywhere else?
One thing seems certain - wherever you are in the UK - you are not far from a Seven. So why don't we see more out on the road?
Colin
Given 10,000 or so Sevens appear to have survived, where are they all? A large town like Warrington has a population of about 200,000 - this is about 1/300th of the population of the UK. Therefore, if Sevens are distributed evenly, there ought be about 30 Austin Sevens in Warrington.
I know of about ten Sevens on this side of town - someone has three - all on the road, there are two in bits in local garages, there are two others owned individually that are very occasionally seen out and about, there is mine, and there is Box Saloon hidden away somewhere not far away that I have heard about but have never seen. Therefore, it is credible that there might be 30 across Warrington?
Perhaps areas like East Anglia, though more sparsely populated, have more cars stashed away in garages or in barns? Certainly, more cars in need of restoration seem to appear for sale in this area than anywhere else?
One thing seems certain - wherever you are in the UK - you are not far from a Seven. So why don't we see more out on the road?
Colin