How many Marmon Roosevelts are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1929 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A lower-priced companion car launched for 1929 by Marmon of Indianapolis and named after President Theodore Roosevelt. It was promoted as the cheapest straight-eight car in America. Marmon is the make that won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1929.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Marmon Roosevelt is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,668th of the 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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