Solex 1700

Moped

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Solex 1700 on record.

Netherlands
1955โ€“1973
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 60% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands New Zealand

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Not researched yet. We research the most registered models first and cite every source.

Registration history

1955: 1 vehicle 1956: 1 vehicle 1957: 1 vehicle 1958: 2 vehicles 1959: 13 vehicles 1960: 9 vehicles 1961: 10 vehicles 1962: 1 vehicle 1963: 1 vehicle 1966: 1 vehicle 1968: 1 vehicle 1973: 36 vehicles 36 1955 1973
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1955 1
1956 1
1957 1
1958 2
1959 13
1960 9
1961 10
1962 1
1963 1
1966 1
1968 1
1973 36

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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The Solex 1700 as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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{
  "id": "moped/solex/1700",
  "name": "1700",
  "make": {
    "id": "solex",
    "name": "Solex"
  },
  "kind": "moped",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 6,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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