How many Rambler Matadors are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1972-1974 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The AMC Matador replaced the Rebel for 1971 and wore Rambler badges in right-hand-drive markets. An ordinary mid-size sedan and wagon, it became a familiar American police car of the 1970s. The swoopy Matador coupe of 1974 raced in NASCAR and was the flying car in The Man with the Golden Gun.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1972 and 1 from 1974.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Rambler Matador is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 9 Rambler models and equal 2,524th 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.