How many Wolseley 1000s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1968 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A South African curiosity of the late 1960s: a Mini built there with the upright Wolseley grille of the Hornet but the ordinary Mini's short tail, and a 998 cc engine. It gave local buyers a plusher Mini without the Hornet's extended boot, and was made for only a few years.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1968.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Wolseley 1000 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 21st of the 23 Wolseley models and equal 2,668th 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.