How many Austin Kimberleys are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1971-1973 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An Australian Austin of the early 1970s. Leyland Australia took the body of the British Austin 1800, gave it new front and rear styling and fitted a 2.2-litre six-cylinder engine across the nose. The Kimberley was the better-equipped version, with four headlamps, and the Tasman the plainer one.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1971 and 1 from 1973.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Austin Kimberley is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 36th of the 40 Austin models and equal 2,380th 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.