How many left / Armstrong Siddeley
How many Armstrong Siddeley Sapphires are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 141,663 on the road Built 1953-1958 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A large, well-finished British saloon launched in 1952, with a 3.4-litre six-cylinder engine and a sphinx mascot on the bonnet. It was quick for its size and competed with Jaguar and Rover for the professional buyer. Smaller four and six-cylinder Sapphires joined it later in the decade.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1954: 16 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 16 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 33 still registered, the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 5 Armstrong Siddeley models and equal 1,487th 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.
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