How many Riley ELF are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 22,916 on the road Built 1963-1970 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A Mini with a boot. BMC launched the Elf in 1961 with an extended tail, small fins, a traditional upright Riley grille and a wood-veneer dashboard, alongside the near-identical Wolseley Hornet. Later ones had the 998cc engine and were among the first Mini-based cars with wind-up windows. It ran until 1969.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1965: 45 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1965 | 45 |
| 1966 | 33 |
| 1967 | 36 |
| 1968 | 36 |
| 1969 | 39 |
| 1970 | 12 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 204 still registered, the Riley ELF is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 12 Riley models and equal 832nd 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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