How many Holden EH are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 17,124 on the road Built 1963-1965 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Often called the best of the early Holdens. The EH of 1963 brought the new red engine, a far stronger six than the old grey motor, in a tidied-up body with a squared-off roofline. More than a quarter of a million were sold in about eighteen months, making it the fastest-selling Holden up to then.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1964: 187 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 72 |
| 1964 | 187 |
| 1965 | 14 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special | 43 | Rare | |
| Premier | 13 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 273 still registered, the Holden EH is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 28th of the 62 Holden models and equal 750th 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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