How many Bentley 4 1/4 are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 519,430 on the road Built 1937-1951 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Derby Bentley with its engine enlarged to 4 1/4 litres in 1936, to cope with ever heavier coachwork. Built by Rolls-Royce and bodied by firms such as Park Ward and Vanden Plas, it was a refined fast tourer, and late cars gained an overdrive gearbox for sustained high-speed cruising on the new German autobahns.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1937: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1937 | 4 |
| 1938 | 1 |
| 1939 | 3 |
| 1951 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 9 still registered, the Bentley 4 1/4 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 14th of the 22 Bentley models and equal 2,014th 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.