But none matched the venerable status of two vintage cars still on the road after nearly 100 years.
Alan and Pauline Rowe, of Rongotea, in the North Island, transported their rare 1910 Model T by trailer to Wanaka, as did their good friends Barry and Dorothy Thoms, of Marton, who brought their 1913 Canadian-manufactured car down to the Model T Ford Club's annual rally.
Mr Rowe said on Saturday he found the car in a farmer's shed, "with all the bits".
Mr Rowe completed the rebuild about six years ago and has been enjoying motoring in it ever since.
The 100-year-old Model T was manufactured in the United States.
Mr Rowe said its official number was 33,127, meaning it was in the first quarter of a percent of vehicles produced by the Ford Motor Company, which eventually chugged out 15 million Model Ts.
The car's age appealed to Mr Rowe.
"I like old things, the simplicity. We have other Model Ts but this is our favourite, because of its age," he said.
Mr Thoms is the third owner of his 1913 Model T, which was the 227th out of a new factory in Windsor, Canada, shortly after the Canadian outfit switched from assembly to full production.
He purchased the car in Wanganui and was told it used to belong to a doctor in Palmerston North, who drove it for about eight years, before it was pulled apart in 1949.
Mr Thoms started the rebuild in 1991 and it has been on the road since 1994.
This year's rally was based at the National Transport and Toy Museum, with daily tours to various towns including Lake Hawea, Cromwell, Arrowtown.
