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How rare is a Triumph Spitfire?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Triumph Spitfire

Triumph Spitfire

151

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Triumph Spitfire

Getting the card ready…

19 manufacture years from 1962 to 2008. 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

1963

Busiest manufacture year

About 19 still registered — about 13% of this model’s total.

1965

Rarest for its year

About 17 still registered. Rarer than 94% of other 1965 vehicles still registered.

9.5%

Share of all Triumph

About 151 of about 1,590 Triumph vehicles still registered.

19

Build years still on the road

From 1962 to 2008, as at 31 Jan 2025.

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 64.0%Not ranked
1963About 1913%Rarer than 91% of other 1963 vehicles still registered
1964About 96.0%Not ranked
1965About 1711%Rarer than 94% of other 1965 vehicles still registered
1966About 96.0%Not ranked
1967About 96.0%Not ranked
1968About 85.3%Not ranked
1969About 1913%Rarer than 93% of other 1969 vehicles still registered
1970About 74.6%Not ranked
1971About 64.0%Not ranked
1972About 74.6%Not ranked
1973About 53.3%Not ranked
1974About 32.0%Not ranked
1976About 74.6%Not ranked
1977About 32.0%Not ranked
1978About 42.6%Not ranked
1979About 74.6%Not ranked
1980About 32.0%Not ranked
2008About 32.0%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 92,600 cars

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

Spot a Triumph SpitfireUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

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

About the same since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025010020020212022202320242025

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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 150
31 Jan 2022About 145
31 Jan 2023About 133
31 Jan 2024About 141
31 Jan 2025About 151

Age profile of Triumph Spitfire still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1962: About 6 registered19621963: About 19 registered1964: About 9 registered19641965: About 17 registered1966: About 9 registered19661967: About 9 registered1968: About 8 registered19681969: About 19 registered1970: About 7 registered19701971: About 6 registered1972: About 7 registered19721973: About 5 registered1974: About 3 registered19741976: About 7 registered1977: About 3 registered19771978: About 4 registered1979: About 7 registered19791980: About 3 registered2008: About 3 registered2008

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 22
VICAbout 12
QLDAbout 66
WANot published
SAAbout 42
TASNot published
ACTAbout 3
NTNot published

Questions about the Triumph Spitfire

Which build year of the Triumph Spitfire has the most still registered?
1963 — About 19 still registered in Australia.
Which Triumph Spitfire year is rarest for its age?
1965 — About 17 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 94% of other 1965 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Triumph vehicles still registered is the Spitfire?
9% — about 151 of about 1,590 Triumph vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Triumph Spitfire vehicles still registered made in?
19 manufacture years from 1962 to 2008.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 66); SA (About 42). 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