How many Rolls-Royce Phantom V are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1965 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A vast V8 limousine built from 1959 to 1968, with coachwork mostly by Mulliner Park Ward and James Young. It was the car of royalty and heads of state: the Queen had them as state cars. The most famous belonged to John Lennon, who had his painted in bright psychedelic patterns.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1965.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Rolls-Royce Phantom V is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 22nd of the 23 Rolls-Royce models and equal 2,668th 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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