How many Bedford Rascals are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1988-1989 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A tiny forward-control van and pick-up sold as a Bedford from 1986. It was a Suzuki Carry design built at Luton under a General Motors and Suzuki agreement, with an engine of under one litre. Later ones were badged as Vauxhalls, and it has a small following as a camper and a city runabout.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1988 and 1 from 1989.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Bedford Rascal 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.