How many Bedford HC are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1938-1939 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A light van introduced in 1938 and based on the Vauxhall Ten car, sharing its front end and small four-cylinder engine. Rated to carry five to six hundredweight, it was the smallest Bedford, aimed at shopkeepers and tradesmen, and it returned briefly after the war.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1938 and 1 from 1939.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Bedford HC is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 10th of the 12 Bedford models and equal 2,524th 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.