How many Plymouth Road Runners are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 49,733 on the road Built 1968-1974 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A muscle car with the frills taken off. Plymouth launched the Road Runner in 1968 as a cheap mid-sized coupe with a big V8, paid Warner Brothers for the cartoon bird's name and likeness, and fitted a horn that went beep-beep. The 1970 Superbird, with its pointed nose and towering rear wing, was built from it for NASCAR.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1969: 38 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 13 |
| 1969 | 38 |
| 1970 | 23 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superbird | 5 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 94 still registered, the Plymouth Road Runner is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 18 Plymouth models and equal 1,074th 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.