How many Singer Gazelles are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 64,929 on the road Built 1957-1968 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Singer launched after the Rootes Group bought the company, on sale from 1956. It was a better-trimmed Hillman Minx with a traditional Singer grille, and early cars kept Singer's own overhead-cam engine. It ran through many series, ending as a version of the Hillman Hunter.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1965: 22 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 6 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1962 | 8 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 15 |
| 1965 | 22 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 72 still registered, the Singer Gazelle is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 11 Singer models and equal 1,166th 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.