How many Wolseley 4/44 are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 116,872 on the road Built 1953-1957 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A graceful small saloon designed by Gerald Palmer and built from 1952 to 1956. Its low, flowing body was shared in outline with the MG Magnette, and the engine was the 1,250 cc unit from the MG TD, detuned. The 15/50 that followed kept the body and gained a BMC engine.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1955: 18 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1955 | 18 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1957 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 40 still registered, the Wolseley 4/44 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 23 Wolseley models and equal 1,410th 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?
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