How many Morris 8CWT are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 54,998 on the road Built 1970-1974 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The heavier-duty version of the Morris Minor van and pick-up, rated to carry eight hundredweight where the standard one carried six. It arrived late in the Minor's life, in the late 1960s, and the commercials stayed in production after the last Minor saloon had been built.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1973: 31 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1971 | 22 |
| 1972 | 19 |
| 1973 | 31 |
| 1974 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 85 still registered, the Morris 8CWT is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 7th of the 28 Morris models and equal 1,104th 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.