How many Austin Champs are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1950-1959 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A four-wheel-drive field car built for the British Army in the early 1950s. It had a Rolls-Royce four-cylinder engine, independent suspension all round and five gears in reverse as well as forward. It was also complicated and costly, and the simpler Land Rover took over its role.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1954: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Austin Champ is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 30th of the 40 Austin models and equal 2,199th 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?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.