How many Chevrolet Biscaynes are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 79,235 on the road Built 1958-1968 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
From 1958 into the early 1970s the Biscayne was the cheapest full-size Chevrolet, with plain trim and few extras. It was mostly a fleet and taxi car, but drag racers liked that the lightest big Chevrolet could be ordered with the largest V8s, and those cars are the ones remembered.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1958: 12 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 12 |
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1960 | 6 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1963 | 7 |
| 1964 | 12 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1968 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 59 still registered, the Chevrolet Biscayne is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 27th of the 89 Chevrolet 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.