How many Mitsubishi Sapporos are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 274,992 on the road Built 1979-1984 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Export name for the Galant Lambda, a pillarless two-door hardtop coupe launched in the late 1970s on rear-drive Galant running gear. It was named after the Japanese city that hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics. In North America, Chrysler sold it as the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1981: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 17 still registered, the Mitsubishi Sapporo is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 47th of the 68 Mitsubishi models and equal 1,748th 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.