How many Morris 8s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 9,312 on the road Built 1934-1973 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Morris's answer to the small Ford of the 1930s, launched for 1935 and quickly Britain's best-selling car. It was a simple side-valve saloon or tourer that put a lot of families on the road. The Series E of 1938 brought headlamps set into the wings, and after the war its engine went into the first Morris Minor.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1938: 97 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1935 | 46 |
| 1936 | 77 |
| 1937 | 86 |
| 1938 | 97 |
| 1939 | 48 |
| 1940 | 3 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1945 | 1 |
| 1946 | 8 |
| 1947 | 37 |
| 1948 | 64 |
| 1949 | 9 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 3 |
| 1955 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | 95 | Rare | |
| Series I | 28 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 502 still registered, the Morris 8 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 28 Morris models and 608th 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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