How many Austin 8s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 79,235 on the road Built 1939-1974 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small Austin saloon and tourer introduced in 1939 to replace the Big Seven. War broke out within months, and many were built as military tourers. Civilian production resumed in 1945 and ran until 1947, when the A40 took over.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1947: 19 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1939 | 11 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1941 | 1 |
| 1946 | 12 |
| 1947 | 19 |
| 1948 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 59 still registered, the Austin 8 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 16th of the 40 Austin models and equal 1,251st 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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