How many Wolseley 12/48 are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1937-1947 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A 1.5-litre four-cylinder saloon launched in 1937, in the years when Wolseleys were better-trimmed, overhead-valve relatives of Morris cars within the Nuffield group. It carried the illuminated radiator badge that marked every Wolseley, and returned to production briefly after the war.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1937: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1937 | 3 |
| 1938 | 1 |
| 1947 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Wolseley 12/48 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 16th of the 23 Wolseley models and equal 2,281st 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.