How many Plymouth Suburbans are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1956-1958 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Plymouth's 1949 Suburban is credited as the first all-steel station wagon based on an ordinary American car, at a time when wagons still had wooden bodies that needed varnishing. It made the wagon a practical family car. From 1956 Suburban became the name for the whole Plymouth wagon range.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1958: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Plymouth Suburban is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 15th of the 18 Plymouth 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.