How many Bentley T Series are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 292,180 on the road Built 1967-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Bentley's version of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, built from 1965. It was the first Bentley with a unitary body, and it had disc brakes and self-levelling suspension. Far fewer were sold than Silver Shadows, because in those years most buyers chose the Rolls-Royce grille.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1971: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 16 still registered, the Bentley T Series is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 22 Bentley models and equal 1,776th 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.