How many Chrysler Cordobas are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 292,180 on the road Built 1975-1983 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Chrysler's first smaller car, a personal luxury coupe launched for 1975 that sold far better than anyone expected. It is remembered above all for television adverts in which actor Ricardo Montalbán praised its 'Corinthian leather', a term the advertising agency made up.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1976: 8 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 16 still registered, the Chrysler Cordoba is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 18th of the 41 Chrysler models and equal 1,776th 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.