How many Daimler Majestic Majors are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1961-1962 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A stately-looking saloon with a surprise under the bonnet: a 4.5-litre hemi-head V8 designed by Edward Turner, better known for Triumph motorcycle engines. Built from 1960 to 1968, the Majestic Major could reach about 120 miles an hour and out-accelerate many sports cars of its day. It was among the last cars of Daimler's own design.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1961 and 2 from 1962.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Daimler Majestic Major is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 16th of the 16 Daimler models and equal 2,380th 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?
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