How many Chrysler 50s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1925-1926 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Cheapest of the Chryslers in 1926 and 1927, the 50 was a four-cylinder car descended from the Maxwell that Walter Chrysler's company had grown out of. Early Chrysler model numbers hinted at top speed in miles an hour. The four-cylinder line was turned into the first Plymouth in 1928.
Still on the road, by model year
4 from 1925 and 4 from 1926.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Chrysler 50 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 24th of the 41 Chrysler models and equal 2,076th 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.