How many Jowett Javelins are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 66,784 on the road Built 1949-1954 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
One of the most advanced British family cars of its day. Designed by Gerald Palmer and launched in 1947, the Javelin had a streamlined body, a flat-four engine set ahead of the front wheels and torsion bar suspension. It won its class in the 1949 Monte Carlo Rally, but Jowett stopped making cars in 1954.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1951: 28 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1951 | 28 |
| 1952 | 14 |
| 1953 | 15 |
| 1954 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 70 still registered, the Jowett Javelin is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 3 Jowett models and equal 1,177th 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.
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