How many Oldsmobile Custom Cruisers are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1984-1986 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Oldsmobile's full-size station wagon, built from 1971 to 1992. By the mid-1980s it was one of the last of the traditional American wagons: rear-wheel drive, a V8, imitation wood on the sides and a third row of seats facing backwards out the tailgate window.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1986: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 13 Oldsmobile models and equal 2,380th 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.