How many Dodge Matadors are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1960 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A one-year model. The Matador was sold for 1960 only as the lower-priced of Dodge's two big cars, below the Polara and above the smaller new Dart. It shared the Polara's long wheelbase, V8 engines and finned styling with less trim. The Dart outsold it many times over and it was dropped.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1960.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Dodge Matador is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 55th of the 61 Dodge models and equal 2,524th 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.