How many Willys Knights are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 259,715 on the road Built 1922-1930 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An American car sold from 1914 to 1933 and powered by the Knight sleeve-valve engine, which replaced the usual poppet valves with sliding sleeves. That made it unusually quiet and smooth, if smoky in old age. Willys built more sleeve-valve cars than any other maker.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1926: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1926 | 4 |
| 1927 | 1 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 3 |
| 1930 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 18 still registered, the Willys Knight is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 6 Willys models and equal 1,723rd 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.