How many Commer Highwayman are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1967-1974 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Not a model from Commer itself but a motor caravan: the Highwayman was a coachbuilt camper body made in Britain by CI Autohomes on the Commer forward-control van chassis. With a purpose-built caravan body rather than a converted van shell, it was one of the roomier British motorhomes of the late 1960s and 1970s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Commer Highwayman is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 5th of the 6 Commer models and equal 2,281st 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.