How many Valiant Regals are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 108,718 on the road Built 1965-1980 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The upmarket trim of the Australian Chrysler Valiant, sold from the early 1960s until the Valiant ended in 1981. A Regal meant better seats, more chrome and usually an automatic gearbox, with a six-cylinder or V8 engine. It was Chrysler's answer to the Holden Premier and Ford Fairmont.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 13 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 13 |
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 43 still registered, the Valiant Regal is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 6 Valiant models and equal 1,377th 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.