How many Bentley 4 1/2 Litres are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1927-1930 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A big four-cylinder Bentley built from 1927 to 1931, and a Le Mans winner in 1928. The most famous are the supercharged Blower Bentleys promoted by racing driver Tim Birkin, which W.O. Bentley himself disapproved of. Ian Fleming gave James Bond one in the early novels.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1929: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
| 1930 | 1 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Bentley 4 1/2 Litre is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 18th of the 22 Bentley 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?
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