How many Vauxhall J14s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 186,995 on the road Built 1939-1948 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Vauxhall 14 of 1939 to 1948, known by its factory code as the J-type. It was a six-cylinder family saloon of about 1.8 litres, built without a separate chassis like the smaller Ten, and with independent front suspension. It returned after the war and gave way to the new Velox in 1948.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1948: 8 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 3 |
| 1946 | 3 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 8 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 25 still registered, the Vauxhall J14 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 38 Vauxhall models and equal 1,591st 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.
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