How many Pontiac Silver Streaks are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1937-1948 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Silver Streak refers to the bands of chrome that ran up the grille and over the bonnet of every Pontiac from 1935 into the 1950s. The cars badged this way in the late 1930s and 1940s were mid-priced sixes and straight eights, smooth and quiet rather than fast.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1938: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1937 | 1 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1939 | 2 |
| 1948 | 4 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the Pontiac Silver Streak is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 15th of the 29 Pontiac models and equal 1,896th 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.