How many Bentley S are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 186,995 on the road Built 1955-1965 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Bentley's saloon from 1955 to 1965, sister to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. The S1 used a six-cylinder engine, the S2 of 1959 brought the new aluminium V8 that Bentley would use for 60 years, and the S3 is recognised by its paired headlamps.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1955: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 |
| 1962 | 4 |
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1965 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 25 still registered, the Bentley S is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 22 Bentley models and equal 1,591st 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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