How many Bristol 405s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1955-1958 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Bristol only ever made one four-door, and this is it, built from 1954 to 1958 with a small number of two-door drophead coupes alongside. It kept the 2-litre six and added a neat trick that became a Bristol habit: the spare wheel and battery stowed in compartments in the front wings.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1955 and 1 from 1958.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Bristol 405 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 3rd of the 8 Bristol models and equal 2,524th 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.