How many Rolls-Royce Silver Dawns are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1949-1997 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Rolls-Royce sold with a factory-built standard steel body, launched in 1949 and at first for export only. It was closely related to the Bentley Mark VI and ran until 1955. The name came back in the 1990s on a long-wheelbase saloon from the Silver Spirit family.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1954: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 18th of the 23 Rolls-Royce 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.