How many Jensen CV8s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1964-1966 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Jensen's first car with American power. Built from 1962 to 1966, the C-V8 put a big Chrysler V8 in a glassfibre-bodied four-seater, which made it one of the fastest cars of its kind in the world. Its slanted four-headlight nose was not to everyone's taste, and the Interceptor replaced it.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1964 and 1 from 1966.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Jensen CV8 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 8 Jensen models and equal 2,524th 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.