How many Pontiac Super Chiefs are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1957-1958 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A mid-range full-size Pontiac sold for 1957 and 1958, between the Chieftain and the Star Chief. It combined the shorter Chieftain body with better trim, in the last two years before Pontiac swept most of its old names away.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1957 and 1 from 1958.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Pontiac Super Chief is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 21st of the 29 Pontiac 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.