You seem obsessed by size.

There were several different versions of the original Austin 7. All you wanted to know about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_7

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The "Baby Austin" could be described as the first true Mini. The average British family car has always been much smaller than its US counterpart & comfort was not an issue when it was introduced. My father-in-law had an Austin 7 Ruby like this one.


He regularly took his family of four from Sussex to Yorkshire in it. This was long before the first motorway was built so it would have been quite a journey.

My maternal grandfathers first car was a 7

chornedsnorkack wrote on Dec 5^th, 2009 at 2:51am:

Metric weights & measures don't mean a lot to me. These old cars were built in feet & inches. You probably know more about this than me & you're as capable of converting them as I am.

From the specifications I've already quoted the kerbside weight of the Austin 7 Ruby is 1358 lbs or 616 kg. The average weight of the Tourer range was 9 cwt or 457.2 kg. The 1929 - 30 RG Saloon (Fabric Bodied) was 2 cwt lighter at 355.6 kg.

The Austin 7 was the first small family car but two other British-manufactured cars are worth mentioning.
The 1928 Morris Minor (Morris 8) saloon comes out at 9 ft 10 in (299.7 cm) long. I can't find a weight for it.
The 1932 Ford Model Y (Ford 8) was slightly bigger & heavier. Length is quoted at 11 ft 9 in (358 cm) & as low as 1540 lbs (698.5 kg) kerb weight. The two-door model was the only fully-equipped car ever to be sold in Britain for just £100.

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The BMW is not a proper Mini. It just bears the name. According to Wikipedia the original BMC Mini saloon is 305 cm (10 ft 1 in) long & weighs in at 617 to 686 kg depending on source.

PS. I think the body width is just as interesting as the length. These cars were designed for narrow British roads. The 1927  Austin 7 Box Saloon was just 3 ft 10 in (116.8 cm) wide. http://www.vintagecarportraits.co.uk/pages/Austin7_Box_Saloon_1927.html