How many Nissan 260Z are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1974-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The 240Z with its straight six enlarged to 2.6 litres, sold from 1974. The big news was a second body, a 2+2 with a longer wheelbase and a pair of small rear seats, alongside the original two-seater. It kept the long bonnet and fastback tail of the first Z cars and was replaced by the 280ZX at the end of the 1970s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1975: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Nissan 260Z is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 91st of the 102 Nissan models and equal 2,199th 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.