How many Talbot Sunbeams are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 667,839 on the road Built 1951-1982 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A small rear-wheel-drive hatchback built at Linwood in Scotland from 1977, first as a Chrysler and then as a Talbot. The one that matters is the Sunbeam Lotus, with a 2.2-litre Lotus twin-cam engine: Henri Toivonen won the 1980 RAC Rally in one, and it took the World Rally Championship for makes in 1981.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1980: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7 still registered, the Talbot Sunbeam is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 6 Talbot models and equal 2,128th 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.