How many Sunbeam Rapiers are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 27,662 on the road Built 1956-1975 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A sporting two-door built by the Rootes Group from 1955, based on the Hillman Minx but with a pillarless hardtop, more power and overdrive. It was a successful rally car in the late 1950s and early 1960s. From 1967 the name moved to a fastback coupe, whose fastest version was the Holbay-tuned H120.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1971: 26 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1958 | 4 |
| 1959 | 2 |
| 1960 | 4 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 7 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1971 | 26 |
| 1972 | 17 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 19 |
| 1975 | 14 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 169 still registered, the Sunbeam Rapier is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 6 Sunbeam models and equal 881st 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.