How many Triumph TR3s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 79,235 on the road Built 1955-1962 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The TR2's successor, built from 1955 to 1962, with more power and, from late 1956, front disc brakes, among the first fitted as standard to a production car. The wide-grilled version from 1957 is known as the TR3A. Simple, strong and quick for its day, it sold mostly in the United States.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1958: 14 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 2 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1957 | 12 |
| 1958 | 14 |
| 1959 | 11 |
| 1960 | 11 |
| 1961 | 4 |
| 1962 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 59 still registered, the Triumph TR3 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 25 Triumph models and equal 1,251st 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.