How many Plymouth Barracudas are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 32,464 on the road Built 1964-1974 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Plymouth's sporty compact, launched in April 1964 about two weeks before the Ford Mustang. The first cars were Valiants with a fastback roof and an enormous wraparound rear window. The 1970 redesign is the one collectors chase: a low, wide coupe that could be ordered as the 'Cuda with the 426 Hemi V8. It ended in 1974.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1970: 32 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1965 | 4 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 20 |
| 1968 | 12 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 32 |
| 1971 | 16 |
| 1972 | 13 |
| 1973 | 24 |
| 1974 | 10 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Cuda | 49 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 144 still registered, the Plymouth Barracuda is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 18 Plymouth models and equal 932nd 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.