How many Bentley 3 LTR are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1924-1953 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
W.O. Bentley founded his company on the 3 Litre, built at Cricklewood in London from 1921 to 1929. Strong, fast and sold with a five-year guarantee, it won Le Mans twice in the 1920s. Ettore Bugatti is said to have called Bentleys the fastest lorries in the world.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1924: 1 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1926 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Bentley 3 LTR is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 16th of the 22 Bentley models and equal 2,281st 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.