How many Chrysler Airstreams are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,558,291 on the road Built 1936 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
After buyers shied away from the radical Airflow, Chrysler brought out this conventional car for 1935. The Airstream had gentler, more familiar streamlining, cost less, and comfortably outsold its famous sister in the two years it was offered.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1936.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3 still registered, the Chrysler Airstream is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 34th of the 41 Chrysler models and equal 2,454th 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.