Odds are a few people squirreled a few away (for whatever reason), but if a car is stored there's no legal reason it has to be registered. Titled yes, yearly registration no. Which means there's no way to verify how many have been wrapped in a plastic bubble and stored away with low miles. But I'd consider a vintage car "new" if the criteria is based on mileage and condition. Meaning it wasn't wrecked on the way home from the dealership and parked.
Last weekend's Lambrecht Chevrolet auction brought 15,000 people and TV's "Top Gear" to a small Nebraska town, where nearly 500 Chevrolets mostly from the 1950s, '60s and '70s were auctioned off to the tune of an estimated $2.8 million.
The vehicles were the unsold inventory of Lambrecht Chevrolet, which closed in 1996 after 50 years. The vintage cars attracted attention from as far away as Brazil, Thailand and Europe since the auction was announced in June.
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office estimated the crowd at around 15,000, including 3,000 on-site bidders. An additional 3,300 placed bids for the vehicles online.
Lambrecht Chevrolet Auction Sneak Peek - YouTube
Several more vids on YT showing the vast number that was auctioned off, definitely worth viewing if you enjoy seeing old cars.