How many Riley RM are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 77,915 on the road Built 1947-1954 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The RM series were the last Rileys designed by Riley itself, built from 1945 to 1955. Long-bonneted saloons with fabric-covered roofs, torsion-bar front suspension and the firm's twin-camshaft engines in 1.5 and 2.5 litre sizes, they are remembered as fine-handling cars. Roadster and drophead versions were also made.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1952: 15 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1950 | 12 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1952 | 15 |
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 3 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMB | 42 | Rare | |
| RMA | 10 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 60 still registered, the Riley RM is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 12 Riley models and equal 1,244th 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.
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