Ariel Square Four

Motorcycle ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

2 production runs ยท 1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Ariel Square Four on record.

Netherlands
1936โ€“1958
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 Switzerland

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

Production history

2 production runs ยท 1 register with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/ariel/square-four/full

Registration history

1936: 1 vehicle 1939: 2 vehicles 2 1947: 1 vehicle 1948: 2 vehicles 1951: 1 vehicle 1952: 1 vehicle 1953: 1 vehicle 1954: 1 vehicle 1955: 1 vehicle 1956: 1 vehicle 1957: 1 vehicle 1958: 1 vehicle 1936 1958
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1936 1
1939 2
1947 1
1948 2
1951 1
1952 1
1953 1
1954 1
1955 1
1956 1
1957 1
1958 1

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

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/ariel/square-four",
  "name": "Square Four",
  "make": {
    "id": "ariel",
    "name": "Ariel"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "ch",
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 6,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "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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