How many Triumph TR8s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 359,606 on the road Built 1975-1981 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The TR7 as many felt it should have been from the start, with the 3.5-litre Rover V8 under the bonnet. Built from 1978 to 1981, it went almost entirely to North America and most were convertibles. Fewer than 3,000 were made, and plenty of TR7s have since been converted to match.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1980: 7 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 13 still registered, the Triumph TR8 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 18th of the 25 Triumph models and equal 1,862nd 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.