How many Buick Supers are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 79,235 on the road Built 1935-1958 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Buick's middle model from 1940 to 1958, combining the roomy body of the Roadmaster with the smaller engine of the Special. When Buick's famous portholes appeared on the front wings in 1949, the Super wore three a side and the Roadmaster four.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1952: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1935 | 1 |
| 1940 | 2 |
| 1941 | 1 |
| 1946 | 1 |
| 1947 | 4 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 1 |
| 1951 | 7 |
| 1952 | 10 |
| 1953 | 4 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1955 | 7 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1958 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 59 still registered, the Buick Super is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 7th of the 24 Buick models and equal 1,251st 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.