How many Rambler Javelins are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1968-1969 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
American Motors' answer to the Mustang, launched for 1968 and sold as a Rambler in right-hand-drive markets. Roomier than most pony cars, it could be had with V8s up to 390 cubic inches. The Javelin won the Trans-Am racing title in 1971 and 1972, the first of them with Roger Penske's team and Mark Donohue.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1968 and 3 from 1969.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Rambler Javelin is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 5th of the 9 Rambler 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.