How many Vauxhall Royales are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1979-1980 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Vauxhall's flagship from 1978, a British-badged version of the big six-cylinder Opels built in Germany. The saloon was an Opel Senator and the Royale Coupe, a three-door fastback, was an Opel Monza. Both used a 2.8-litre straight-six. Within a few years Vauxhall simply adopted the Senator name.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1979 and 1 from 1980.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Vauxhall Royale is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 30th of the 38 Vauxhall models and equal 2,524th 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.