BSA M20

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1 production run ยท 1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BSA M20 on record.

Netherlands
1936โ€“1978
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% 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

1 production run 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/bsa/m20/full

Registration history

1936: 1 vehicle 1938: 8 vehicles 1939: 21 vehicles 1940: 27 vehicles 1941: 16 vehicles 1942: 15 vehicles 1943: 35 vehicles 35 1944: 19 vehicles 1945: 17 vehicles 1946: 12 vehicles 1947: 13 vehicles 1948: 3 vehicles 1949: 6 vehicles 1950: 3 vehicles 1951: 3 vehicles 1952: 6 vehicles 1953: 13 vehicles 1954: 9 vehicles 1955: 12 vehicles 1956: 3 vehicles 1958: 2 vehicles 1959: 3 vehicles 1960: 1 vehicle 1964: 1 vehicle 1965: 1 vehicle 1966: 4 vehicles 1967: 2 vehicles 1968: 1 vehicle 1969: 1 vehicle 1970: 1 vehicle 1972: 4 vehicles 1973: 2 vehicles 1977: 1 vehicle 1978: 2 vehicles 1936 1978
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1936 1
1938 8
1939 21
1940 27
1941 16
1942 15
1943 35
1944 19
1945 17
1946 12
1947 13
1948 3
1949 6
1950 3
1951 3
1952 6
1953 13
1954 9
1955 12
1956 3
1958 2
1959 3
1960 1
1964 1
1965 1
1966 4
1967 2
1968 1
1969 1
1970 1
1972 4
1973 2
1977 1
1978 2

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

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/bsa/m20",
  "name": "M20",
  "make": {
    "id": "bsa",
    "name": "BSA"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "ch",
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "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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