How many Chevrolet Independences are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1931 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Independence was the name of the 1931 Chevrolet, Series AE, a longer and better-finished development of the six-cylinder cars that had arrived in 1929. It came in a dozen or so body styles and helped Chevrolet move ahead of Ford in sales in the early 1930s.
Still on the road, by model year
6 from 1931.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Chevrolet Independence is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 63rd of the 89 Chevrolet models and equal 2,199th 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.