How many Pontiac Catalinas are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 49,733 on the road Built 1952-1976 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Catalina first meant a pillarless hardtop in the Pontiac range in 1950, and from 1959 it was the entry-level full-size Pontiac. Lighter than the Bonneville but available with the same big V8s, it was the basis for the Super Duty drag cars and the sporty 2+2 of the 1960s. It ran until 1981.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1960: 13 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1960 | 13 |
| 1961 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 13 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1966 | 8 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 94 still registered, the Pontiac Catalina is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 29 Pontiac 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.