How many Alvis TF21s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1966 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The last Alvis car. Built in 1966 and 1967, it was the final version of the Three Litre, with triple carburettors and the stacked headlamps of the TE21. Rover had taken over Alvis in 1965, and when the TF21 ended the company carried on making military vehicles only.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1966.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Alvis TF21 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 10th of the 15 Alvis models and equal 2,668th 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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