How many Bricklin SV1s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1975 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A gull-winged sports car built in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1974 and 1975 by American entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin. SV stood for Safety Vehicle, hence the big bumpers and built-in roll cage. The body was coloured acrylic over fibreglass, with a V8 from AMC and later Ford. The money ran out after fewer than 3,000.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1975.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Bricklin SV1 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,454th of the 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.