How many Wolseley 6/90 are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 173,143 on the road Built 1955-1959 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A large six-cylinder saloon built from 1954 to 1959, designed by Gerald Palmer and sharing its body with the Riley Pathfinder. Under the bonnet was BMC's 2.6-litre C-series engine. It carried on Wolseley's role as the patrol car of choice for many British police forces.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1958: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 27 still registered, the Wolseley 6/90 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 23 Wolseley models and equal 1,559th 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.
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