How many AMC Spirits are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1980 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car that replaced the Gremlin in 1979. AMC kept the same short platform and gave it a more conventional sloping hatchback tail, alongside a sedan version with the old chopped rear. A performance AMX model topped the range, and the four-wheel-drive Eagle SX/4 was built from the same body.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1980.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the AMC Spirit is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 10 AMC models and equal 2,454th 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.