How many Dodge Polaras are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 101,628 on the road Built 1960-1971 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Named after the Pole Star, the Polara arrived for 1960 as the top Dodge and stayed in the full-size range until 1973. It moved with the fashions, from fins to the downsized cars of 1962 to the long, wide fuselage shape of 1969. Many served as police cars.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1964: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3 |
| 1961 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3 |
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 9 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 46 still registered, the Dodge Polara is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 15th of the 61 Dodge models and equal 1,345th 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.