How many Sunbeam Tigers are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 146,090 on the road Built 1964-1968 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A Sunbeam Alpine with an American Ford V8, built from 1964 to 1967. Carroll Shelby did the early development, in the manner of his Cobra, and Jensen assembled the cars. Maxwell Smart drove one in Get Smart. It ended after Chrysler took control of Rootes and had no V8 of its own that would fit.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1965: 11 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1965 | 11 |
| 1966 | 9 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 32 still registered, the Sunbeam Tiger is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 6 Sunbeam models and equal 1,494th 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.