How many Morris LC3s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1950-1954 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A light truck from Morris-Commercial, the Birmingham lorry-building arm of the Nuffield group, sold in the years after the Second World War. It was a conventional design with the engine out front under a bonnet and a separate chassis that took flat-deck, tipper or van bodies.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1950: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 |
| 1951 | 2 |
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Morris LC3 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 17th of the 28 Morris models and equal 2,199th 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.