How many Buick Wildcats are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 161,202 on the road Built 1963-1970 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Buick's sporty full-size car of the 1960s, named after a series of 1950s show cars. It began in 1962 as a version of the Invicta and ran as its own line from 1963 to 1970, with big V8s and a bit more attitude than the usual Buick. The Centurion replaced it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1963: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 5 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 29 still registered, the Buick Wildcat is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 24 Buick models and equal 1,532nd 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.