How many Standard Eights are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 333,919 on the road Built 1938-1956 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Standard's smallest car. The Flying Eight of 1938 was one of the first British baby cars with independent front suspension. The post-war Eight, launched in 1953 with an 803cc engine, was pared to the bone: early cars had sliding windows and no boot lid, so luggage went in over the back seat.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1947: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1938 | 1 |
| 1939 | 2 |
| 1946 | 2 |
| 1947 | 3 |
| 1948 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 14 still registered, the Standard Eight is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 5 Standard models and equal 1,827th 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.