How many Hillman Imps are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 54,359 on the road Built 1963-1976 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Rootes Group's answer to the Mini, launched in 1963 and built at a new factory at Linwood in Scotland. It had an all-aluminium overhead-cam engine derived from a Coventry Climax design, mounted in the tail, and a rear window that opened like a hatch. It was clever and good to drive, but early troubles hurt it and it never caught the Mini.
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 86 still registered, the Hillman Imp is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 12 Hillman models and equal 1,097th 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.