How many Chevrolet Apaches are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 45,387 on the road Built 1955-1965 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Apache was the name Chevrolet gave its light pick-ups from 1958, the final years of the Task Force trucks with their wraparound windscreens and four headlights, and it carried over to the first of the C/K series in the early 1960s. They are much sought after by customisers.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1959: 50 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1958 | 33 |
| 1959 | 50 |
| 1960 | 9 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1965 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 103 still registered, the Chevrolet Apache is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 22nd of the 89 Chevrolet models and equal 1,045th 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.