> The FEDERATION OF BRITISH HISTORIC VEHICLE CLUBS recently carried out a
> survey into UK historic vehicle ownership. The key findings are:-
>
> 1. Over 650,000 vehicles made before 1977 are still in existence.
> SNIP>>
> 5. Over 36% of owners cover under 1,500 miles annually in (any one of)
> their old vehicles, while a further 31% cover between 1,500 and 3,000.
> Thus, under a third of us cover more than 3,000 miles. Only 4% cover in
> excess of 10,000 miles a year.
>
> 6. 33% or historic vehicles are used as regular transport (i.e., more
> than three times a week).
<>SNIP>>
> Footnote - 33,000 members of FBHVC member clubs drive a modern vehicle
> of the same marque as an historic vehicle they own. I'm willing to bet
> that M.G. Car Club members represent a significant proportion of that
> statistic.
>
> Source:- MG Car Club via the MGCars Web site at WWW.MGCARS.ORG.UK
>
So a full third of the cars are daily drivers, but only 4% of the
owners drive any one of their classic cars more than 10,000 miles a
year? I don't know how many miles they consider "regular" transport,
but I put two hundred miles a week on mine, just going to work!
I'm also a little confused about the footnote. How could MG owners
own a modern vehicle the same marque as their collector cars? With
the exception of the few people owning MGFs, there ARE no modern MGs!
Scott
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