How many Rover 3.5 Litres are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 203,255 on the road Built 1968-1973 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Rover P5B, the big P5 saloon and coupe given a light aluminium V8 of Buick origin in 1967. It was the car of British prime ministers from Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher, and the Queen owned one. Recognisable by its Rostyle wheels and fog lamps, it was built until 1973.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1970: 11 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 23 still registered, the Rover 3.5 Litre is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 18th of the 30 Rover models and equal 1,626th 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.