How many Alvis 12/50 are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 467,487 on the road Built 1925-1929 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car that made Alvis. Introduced in 1923 with an overhead-valve four-cylinder engine, it won the 200 Mile Race at Brooklands that year and stayed in production into the early 1930s. Tough and lively, it is one of the most used and best-liked British vintage cars, often seen with a pointed duck's-back tail.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1926: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1926 | 6 |
| 1927 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 10 still registered, the Alvis 12/50 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 15 Alvis models and equal 1,977th 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?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.