How many Buick Series 116s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1928-1929 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Smallest of the three Buick lines for 1929, and named for its 116-inch wheelbase. The 1929 cars marked Buick's silver anniversary and had bodies that bulged outwards below the windows, which earned them the unkind nickname 'pregnant Buick'. The styling was toned down the following year.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1928 and 5 from 1929.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Buick Series 116 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 16th of the 24 Buick models and equal 2,199th 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.