How many Hillman Hawks are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1936-1937 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A large six-cylinder Hillman built for a short time in the mid-1930s, with an engine of just over three litres. Soon afterwards the Rootes Group left big cars to Humber and kept Hillman for smaller ones, and the Hawk name reappeared on a Humber after the war.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1936 and 3 from 1937.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Hillman Hawk is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 12 Hillman 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?
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.