How many Oldsmobile Toronados are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1966-1974 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first American front-wheel-drive car since the Cord of the 1930s. Oldsmobile launched the Toronado for 1966 as a big fastback coupe with a 7.0 litre V8 driving the front wheels, hidden headlamps and bulging wheel arches. The same drivetrain went into the Cadillac Eldorado a year later and even into the GMC motorhome.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1966: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the Oldsmobile Toronado is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 13 Oldsmobile models and equal 1,896th 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.