How many Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 22,368 on the road Built 1966-1980 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Rolls-Royce with a one-piece body structure rather than a separate chassis, launched in 1965. It also brought disc brakes all round and self-levelling suspension using hydraulics licensed from Citroën. Built until 1980, it sold in far greater numbers than any Rolls-Royce before it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 32 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1971 | 26 |
| 1972 | 20 |
| 1973 | 21 |
| 1974 | 32 |
| 1975 | 23 |
| 1976 | 15 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 17 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1980 | 7 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 5 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 209 still registered, the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 23 Rolls-Royce models and equal 822nd 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.
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