How many Bugatti Type 55s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1934 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A road-going sports car built around the supercharged twin-cam engine of the Type 51 Grand Prix car, made from 1932 to 1935. Most wore a sweeping two-seat roadster body drawn by Ettore Bugatti's son Jean. Only 38 were built, which puts it among the most prized Bugattis of all.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1934.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Bugatti Type 55 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 3rd of the 7 Bugatti 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.