How many Bristol 406s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1959 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The last Bristol to use the six-cylinder engine descended from BMW's pre-war design, here enlarged to 2.2 litres. Launched in 1958, it was a bigger, more luxurious two-door saloon than its predecessors, with disc brakes on all four wheels. The V8 cars that followed kept its basic shape for years.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1959.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Bristol 406 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.