How many Excalibur Phaetons are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1969-1988 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The original neo-classic. Designer Brooks Stevens drew the Excalibur in 1964 as a modern take on the Mercedes-Benz SSK of the late 1920s, and his sons built it in Milwaukee with Chevrolet V8 power. The Phaeton was the four-seat version, with flowing wings, outside exhaust pipes and a big upright grille.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1982: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Excalibur Phaeton is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,199th of the 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?
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