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How rare is a Morris 8?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Morris 8

Morris 8

62

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Morris 8

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8 manufacture years from 1936 to 1949. 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

1948

Busiest manufacture year

About 15 still registered — about 24% of this model’s total.

1.5%

Share of all Morris

About 62 of about 4,180 Morris vehicles still registered.

8

Build years still on the road

From 1936 to 1949, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 28 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
1936About 46.5%Not ranked
1937About 58.1%Not ranked
1938About 1219%Not ranked
1939About 1016%Not ranked
1946About 34.8%Not ranked
1947About 915%Not ranked
1948About 1524%Not ranked
1949About 46.5%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 226,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Morris 8.

Spot a Morris 8Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Morris 8 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 202505010020212022202320242025

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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 72
31 Jan 2022About 70
31 Jan 2023About 60
31 Jan 2024About 61
31 Jan 2025About 62

Age profile of Morris 8 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1936: About 4 registered19361937: About 5 registered19371938: About 12 registered19381939: About 10 registered19391946: About 3 registered19461947: About 9 registered19471948: About 15 registered19481949: About 4 registered1949

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 6
VICAbout 3
QLDAbout 28
WANot published
SAAbout 27
TASAbout 3
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Morris 8

Which build year of the Morris 8 has the most still registered?
1948 — About 15 still registered in Australia.
What share of all Morris vehicles still registered is the 8?
1% — about 62 of about 4,180 Morris vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Morris 8 vehicles still registered made in?
8 manufacture years from 1936 to 1949.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 28); SA (About 27). 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