How many Morris Cowleys are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 93,497 on the road Built 1922-1957 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
William Morris introduced the Cowley in 1915 as a cheaper companion to his Oxford, and named it after the Oxford suburb where it was built. The early cars are the famous Bullnose Morrises, named for their rounded radiator, and they made Morris Britain's biggest car maker in the 1920s. The name came back in the 1950s on a plainer version of the Oxford.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1924: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1926 | 4 |
| 1927 | 4 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
| 1930 | 7 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 50 still registered, the Morris Cowley is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 28 Morris models and equal 1,313th 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?
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