How many Hillman Gazelles are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1966 Australian
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An Australian badge. In Britain the Gazelle was a Singer, a plusher version of the Hillman Minx. Rootes in Australia sold it under the better-known Hillman name in the mid-1960s, so a Hillman Gazelle is a Minx-sized saloon with Singer trim.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1966.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Hillman Gazelle is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 10th of the 12 Hillman 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.