A new website that claims to list the numbers of survivors of most cars in the UK has been set up by developer and self-confessed car geek Olly Smith. And for owners of classic cars, motorcycles and commercials, it makes particularly fascinating reading.

Using information derived from vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport, howmanyleft.co.uk reveals the numbers of surviving examples of most makes and models, with licensed and SORN vehicles listed separately. And some of the statistics provided can be quite shocking.

According to the website, there are only 131 of the Allegro-based Vanden Plas 1500s remaining in the UK, just 52 of which are licensed. And other models from the British Leyland stable fair little better, with the 1980-84 Morris Ital having a survival figure of only 189 – just 66 of which are said to be licensed and potentially on the road.

Many of the family saloons of the 1960s are still around in reasonable numbers according to the website, though – including 464 Austin A60s, 327 Hillman Super Minx and 667 Wolseley 1500s among its lists of survivors.

Certain examples of far more recent cars are now very scarce, however, with only eleven examples of the 1985-on Lancia Y10 Turbo having survived – with ten of those declared SORN in the first quarter of 2011. And some other hot hatches are also in short supply, including the Renault 11 Turbo (38 survivors, with 31 on SORN) and the Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC (just 19 of which survive, only five of them taxed this year).

To find out the survival numbers of your favourite car, log on to www.howmanyleft.co.uk and enter the make and model in the search box. Let us know how you get on – and the biggest surprises that you come across.