How many Alvis TD21s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1960-1963 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A graceful Alvis coupe and drophead built from 1958 to 1963. The shape came from Swiss coachbuilder Graber, and the bodies were made in England by Park Ward. Under it was the familiar 3-litre six, and later cars gained disc brakes all round and a five-speed gearbox.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1960 and 1 from 1963.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Alvis TD21 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 5th of the 15 Alvis models and equal 2,454th 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?
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