How many Chrysler 58s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 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.
In effect the last Maxwell under a new name. The four-cylinder Chrysler 58 of 1926 followed Walter Chrysler turning the Maxwell company into the Chrysler Corporation in 1925, and the line ran on as the 50 and 52 before becoming the first Plymouth.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1925 and 2 from 1926.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Chrysler 58 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 29th of the 41 Chrysler models and equal 2,281st 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.