How many Studebaker Avantis are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 274,992 on the road Built 1962-2003 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A fibreglass coupe designed by Raymond Loewy's team and launched in 1962 as Studebaker's bid for survival. It had no grille, front disc brakes and an optional supercharged V8, and it set a string of speed records at Bonneville. Studebaker dropped it after barely two years, but others built it for decades as the Avanti II.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1963: 7 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 7 |
| 1964 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 17 still registered, the Studebaker Avanti is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 16 Studebaker models and equal 1,748th 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.