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How rare is a Land Rover Series 1?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Land Rover Series 1

Land Rover Series 1

225

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Land Rover Series 1

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16 manufacture years from 1948 to 1989. 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

1957

Busiest manufacture year

About 32 still registered — about 14% of this model’s total.

1958

Rarest for its year

About 17 still registered. Rarer than 85% of other 1958 vehicles still registered.

16

Build years still on the road

From 1948 to 1989, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 132 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
1948About 104.4%Not ranked
1949About 156.7%Not ranked
1950About 219.3%Not ranked
1951About 146.2%Not ranked
1952About 83.6%Not ranked
1953About 188.0%Not ranked
1954About 2712%Not ranked
1955About 2913%Not ranked
1956About 198.4%Not ranked
1957About 3214%Not ranked
1958About 177.6%Rarer than 85% of other 1958 vehicles still registered
1959About 31.3%Not ranked
1963About 31.3%Not ranked
1981About 31.3%Not ranked
1982About 31.3%Not ranked
1989About 31.3%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 62,200 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Land Rover Series 1.

Spot a Land Rover Series 1Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Land Rover Series 1 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Up about 35% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025012525020212022202320242025

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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 167
31 Jan 2022About 185
31 Jan 2023About 201
31 Jan 2024About 204
31 Jan 2025About 225

Age profile of Land Rover Series 1 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1948: About 10 registered19481949: About 15 registered1950: About 21 registered19501951: About 14 registered1952: About 8 registered19521953: About 18 registered1954: About 27 registered19541955: About 29 registered1956: About 19 registered19561957: About 32 registered1958: About 17 registered19581959: About 3 registered1963: About 3 registered19631981: About 3 registered1982: About 3 registered19821989: About 3 registered1989

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 27
VICAbout 18
QLDAbout 132
WANot published
SAAbout 37
TASAbout 6
ACTAbout 3
NTNot published

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 212 registered
  • DieselAbout 11 registered

Questions about the Land Rover Series 1

Which build year of the Land Rover Series 1 has the most still registered?
1957 — About 32 still registered in Australia.
Which Land Rover Series 1 year is rarest for its age?
1958 — About 17 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 85% of other 1958 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Land Rover vehicles still registered is the Series 1?
0.1% — about 225 of about 157,000 Land Rover vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Land Rover Series 1 vehicles still registered made in?
16 manufacture years from 1948 to 1989.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 132); SA (About 37). 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