How many Jensen 541s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1955-1960 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A big four-seat grand tourer from Jensen of West Bromwich, launched in the mid-1950s with a glassfibre body, then a novelty on a car of this size, and a 4-litre Austin six. It was fast, long-legged and aerodynamic for its day, with a flap in the nose to control air to the radiator.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1960: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Jensen 541 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 8 Jensen 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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