How many Singer Chamois are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1966 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The luxury version of the Hillman Imp, sold by Rootes under the Singer name from 1964. It had the same rear-mounted aluminium engine and all-independent suspension, with a walnut-veneer dashboard, better seats and extra chrome. Like all Singers it disappeared in 1970 when the marque was dropped.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1966.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Singer Chamois is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 9th of the 11 Singer 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?
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.