How many Chevrolet Bel Airs are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 3,102 on the road Built 1950-1978 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
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Chevrolet's full-size family car of the 1950s and 1960s. The 1955, 1956 and 1957 models, which brought Chevrolet's small-block V8 and ended with the tail-finned '57, are the picture most people have of an American car of the fifties.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1957: 473 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 11 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1955 | 179 |
| 1956 | 363 |
| 1957 | 473 |
| 1958 | 98 |
| 1959 | 39 |
| 1960 | 59 |
| 1961 | 70 |
| 1962 | 42 |
| 1963 | 81 |
| 1964 | 31 |
| 1965 | 9 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1,507 still registered, the Chevrolet Bel Air is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 89 Chevrolet models and 359th 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.