How many Lancia Aprilias are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1939 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
One of the most advanced cars of the 1930s. Launched in 1937, it had a streamlined body shaped with wind-tunnel testing, no centre pillar between the doors, a compact V4 engine and independent suspension all round. It was the last car Vincenzo Lancia saw through, and he died just as production began.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1939.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Lancia Aprilia is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 15th of the 21 Lancia models and equal 2,668th 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.