How many Chevrolet Deluxes are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 32,020 on the road Built 1934-1985 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Chevrolet's better-equipped line through the 1940s and into the early 1950s, sitting above the plainer Special. Deluxes came in Styleline notchback and Fleetline fastback shapes with the sturdy overhead-valve six, and were replaced by the Two-Ten and Bel Air series in 1953.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1952: 35 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1934 | 1 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 13 |
| 1940 | 2 |
| 1942 | 1 |
| 1949 | 9 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1952 | 35 |
| 1953 | 21 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1955 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 146 still registered, the Chevrolet Deluxe is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 17th of the 89 Chevrolet models and equal 922nd 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.