How many Riley 4/72 are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 103,886 on the road Built 1959-1969 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Riley version of BMC's Farina-styled family saloon, the body also sold as an Austin, Morris, MG and Wolseley. It began as the 4/68 in 1959 and became the 4/72 in 1961 with a larger 1.6 litre engine. With twin carburettors, wood and leather, it was the most expensive of the five.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1964: 29 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1964 | 29 |
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1969 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 45 still registered, the Riley 4/72 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 12 Riley models and equal 1,357th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
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