How many Bond Minicars are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1956 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A British three-wheeler born of post-war austerity, designed by Lawrie Bond and built in Preston from 1949 into the 1960s. A small Villiers two-stroke engine sat on top of the single front wheel and turned with it, so the car could spin round almost in its own length. In Britain it could be driven on a motorcycle licence.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1956.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Bond Minicar is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2nd of the 3 Bond models and equal 2,668th 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.