How many Rambler Ambassadors are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 333,919 on the road Built 1958-1971 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Top of the range at American Motors. The Ambassador name came from Nash and was carried by the biggest, best-equipped Ramblers from 1958, with V8 power and a longer nose than the cheaper models. From 1968 it was the first mass-market American car with air conditioning as standard.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1970: 7 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 14 still registered, the Rambler Ambassador is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 9 Rambler models and equal 1,827th 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.