How many Dodge Custom Royals are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1956-1959 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The top Dodge from 1955 to 1959, through the peak years of Virgil Exner's Forward Look, with its two and three-tone paint and climbing tail fins. Hardtops and convertibles carried the Lancer name, and the D-500 engine options turned a family Dodge into one of the quicker American cars of its day.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1959: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 |
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1959 | 6 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the Dodge Custom Royal is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 32nd of the 61 Dodge models and equal 1,896th 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.