Vehicles

Will a Austin Seven / 850 / Mini Minor (1959) fit in a parking space?

Plenty of space
+0.98 m
width left over
+1.75 m
length left over
Width (mirrors out)1.42 m
Length3.05 m
Turning circle8.6 m
Body typeSaloon
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The 1959 Austin Seven / 850 / Mini Minor measures 3.05 m long and 1.42 m wide (including door mirrors). A standard UK parking bay is 2.4 m wide by 4.8 m long, so here's how it stacks up.

It fits comfortably, with roughly 0.98 m of width and 1.75 m of length left over in a standard bay. Parking should be straightforward in most spaces.

Its turning circle is 8.6 m (kerb to kerb) — tight, which makes slotting into a bay and manoeuvring in car parks noticeably easier.

Source: manufacturer data (recorded 2025-04-08).