How many International Scouts are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 667,839 on the road Built 1962-1980 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
International Harvester's answer to the Jeep, launched for 1961. The Scout was a small, simple four-wheel drive with a fold-down windscreen and lift-off roof, but more civilised than the Jeep, and it is counted among the ancestors of the modern SUV. Volkswagen has since revived the name for a new brand of its own.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1973: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7 still registered, the International Scout is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 14 International models and equal 2,128th 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.