How many Chrysler 52s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 667,839 on the road Built 1925-1928 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Chrysler's four-cylinder car for 1928 and the last of its kind. It was the final development of the old Maxwell-based design, and in the middle of that year it was reworked and relaunched as the first Plymouth, Chrysler's new low-priced make.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1928: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1926 | 2 |
| 1927 | 1 |
| 1928 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7 still registered, the Chrysler 52 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 25th of the 41 Chrysler models and equal 2,128th 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.