How many Datsun 260Z are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 61,511 on the road Built 1970-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The follow-up to the 240Z, sold from 1974 with the straight-six stretched to 2.6 litres. It kept the long bonnet, the fastback tail and the independent suspension that had made the Z a hit, and added a longer-wheelbase 2+2 with small rear seats. Most markets kept the 260Z until the 280ZX arrived in 1978.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 26 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 26 |
| 1975 | 9 |
| 1976 | 11 |
| 1977 | 17 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 76 still registered, the Datsun 260Z is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 27 Datsun models and equal 1,144th 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.
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