How many Morris 1800s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 146,090 on the road Built 1966-1974 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Third of Alec Issigonis's front-wheel-drive designs after the Mini and 1100, and the biggest. It arrived as an Austin in 1964 and a Morris in 1966, with a vast cabin, a very stiff body and Hydrolastic suspension. Its wide, squat stance earned it the nickname Landcrab, and it was tough enough to finish second in the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1970: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 32 still registered, the Morris 1800 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 28 Morris models and equal 1,494th 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.