How many Buick Masters are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1917-1929 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Larger of Buick's two lines in the second half of the 1920s, the Master Six sat above the Standard Six with a longer wheelbase and a bigger overhead-valve six-cylinder engine. It came in a wide choice of open and closed bodies and was well regarded for its solid engineering.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1926: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1926 | 3 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the Buick Master is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 13th of the 24 Buick models and equal 1,896th 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.