How many Bradford VAN are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1947-1951 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A simple, tough light van built by Jowett in Bradford, Yorkshire, from 1946 and named after its home city. Its flat-twin engine went back in principle to Jowett's very first cars and pulled far better than its size suggested. It was the company's best-selling vehicle of the post-war years.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1950: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 1 |
| 1950 | 3 |
| 1951 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Bradford VAN is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 2 Bradford models and equal 2,199th 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.