How many AMC Matadors are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1972-1976 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
AMC's mid-size car of the 1970s, sold as a sedan, wagon and, from 1974, a swoopy fastback coupe with tunnelled headlamps. The coupe appeared as the villain's flying car in the Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, and the sedans were widely used as American police cars.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the AMC Matador is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 3rd of the 10 AMC 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.