How many Bedford JO are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 59,934 on the road Built 1960-1968 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The smallest of Bedford's TJ family, a light pick-up introduced in 1960. It combined the cab of the bigger TJ trucks with the six-cylinder petrol engine from Vauxhall's large saloons, which gave it lively performance for a commercial vehicle of its time.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1962: 16 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1964 | 10 |
| 1965 | 11 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 9 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| C6 | 27 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 78 still registered, the Bedford JO is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 12 Bedford models and equal 1,131st 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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