How many Austin A40s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 19,004 on the road Built 1947-1967 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A badge that covered several different Austins. The Devon and Dorset of 1947 were the firm's first new post-war cars, followed by the Somerset and the first A40 Cambridge. The best known is the A40 Farina of 1958, styled by Pininfarina, whose Countryman version with a split tailgate was an early hatchback.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1952: 56 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 1 |
| 1948 | 3 |
| 1949 | 7 |
| 1950 | 15 |
| 1951 | 41 |
| 1952 | 56 |
| 1953 | 11 |
| 1954 | 18 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1960 | 8 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1962 | 15 |
| 1963 | 29 |
| 1964 | 11 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1967 | 2 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 39 | Rare | |
| Countryman | 20 | Rare | |
| Farina | 14 | Rare | |
| Somerset | 11 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 246 still registered, the Austin A40 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 40 Austin models and equal 770th 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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