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How rare is a Riley ELF?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Riley ELF

Riley ELF

20

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Riley ELF

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6 manufacture years from 1962 to 1968. 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

1964

Busiest manufacture year

About 4 still registered — about 20% of this model’s total.

21%

Share of all Riley

About 20 of about 95 Riley vehicles still registered.

6

Build years still on the road

From 1962 to 1968, as at 31 Jan 2025.

ACT

Most registered in

About 6 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
1962About 315%Not ranked
1963About 315%Not ranked
1964About 420%Not ranked
1965About 315%Not ranked
1967About 420%Not ranked
1968About 315%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 699,000 cars

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

Spot a Riley ELFUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Riley ELF 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 20250102020212022202320242025

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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 14
31 Jan 2022About 8
31 Jan 2023About 10
31 Jan 2024About 9
31 Jan 2025About 20

Age profile of Riley ELF still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1962: About 3 registered19621963: About 3 registered19631964: About 4 registered19641965: About 3 registered19651967: About 4 registered19671968: About 3 registered1968

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 3
VICAbout 3
QLDAbout 3
WANot published
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTAbout 6
NTNot published

Questions about the Riley ELF

Which build year of the Riley ELF has the most still registered?
1964 — About 4 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Riley vehicles still registered is the ELF?
21% — about 20 of about 95 Riley vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Riley ELF vehicles still registered made in?
6 manufacture years from 1962 to 1968.
Which states have the most registered?
ACT (About 6); VIC (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