How many Holden Belmonts are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 8,216 on the road Built 1968-1981 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The base model of the big Holden from 1968 to the mid-1970s, one step below the Kingswood. It had rubber mats, a bench seat and little else, which made it the choice of fleets, taxi owners and government departments, and the name was used on utes and panel vans too.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1973: 140 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1971 | 58 |
| 1972 | 106 |
| 1973 | 140 |
| 1974 | 122 |
| 1975 | 49 |
| 1976 | 41 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · HK/HT/HG | 1968–1971 | 78 | Rare |
| Second generation · HQ | 1971–1974 | 368 | Scarce |
| Second generation · HJ/HX/HZ | 1974–1980 | 123 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 569 still registered, the Holden Belmont is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 24th of the 62 Holden models and 570th 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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