How many Plymouth Satellites are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 66,784 on the road Built 1965-1974 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Introduced in 1965 as the top trim of Plymouth's mid-sized Belvedere, with bucket seats and V8 power only. It was the basis for the GTX and Road Runner, and from 1971 Satellite was the name for the whole mid-sized range, with a rounded new body. It was replaced by a smaller Fury for 1975.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1968: 13 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 13 |
| 1969 | 13 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1974 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 70 still registered, the Plymouth Satellite is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 18 Plymouth models and equal 1,177th 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.