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How rare is a Daimler DS420?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Daimler DS420

Daimler DS420

25

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Daimler DS420

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8 manufacture years from 1969 to 2002. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.

At a glance

Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

1970

Busiest manufacture year

About 4 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.

7.7%

Share of all Daimler

About 25 of about 323 Daimler vehicles still registered.

8

Build years still on the road

From 1969 to 2002, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 9 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

By year of manufacture

Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1969About 312%Not ranked
1970About 416%Not ranked
1974About 312%Not ranked
1980About 312%Not ranked
1987About 312%Not ranked
1988About 312%Not ranked
1990About 312%Not ranked
2002About 312%Not ranked

Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.

How likely are you to spot one?

About 559,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Daimler DS420.

Spot a Daimler DS420Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Daimler DS420 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 20250132520212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 13
31 Jan 2022About 10
31 Jan 2023About 7
31 Jan 2024About 13
31 Jan 2025About 25

Age profile of Daimler DS420 still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1969: About 3 registered19691970: About 4 registered19701974: About 3 registered19741980: About 3 registered19801987: About 3 registered19871988: About 3 registered19881990: About 3 registered19902002: About 3 registered2002

Where they’re registered (state/territory)

Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory

NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT

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State registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 9
VICNot published
QLDAbout 3
WANot published
SAAbout 3
TASAbout 3
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Daimler DS420

Which build year of the Daimler DS420 has the most still registered?
1970 — About 4 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Daimler vehicles still registered is the DS420?
8% — about 25 of about 323 Daimler vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Daimler DS420 vehicles still registered made in?
8 manufacture years from 1969 to 2002.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 9); QLD (About 3). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

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Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method