How many Chrysler NEW Yorkers are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 82,015 on the road Built 1946-1989 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
One of the longest-running American model names, used from 1939 to 1996. For most of that time the New Yorker was Chrysler's senior luxury car, and in 1951 it was among the first to get the company's Hemi V8. It ended as a front-wheel-drive saloon.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1967: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1946 | 1 |
| 1947 | 2 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1953 | 4 |
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1955 | 2 |
| 1957 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 57 still registered, the Chrysler NEW Yorker is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 41 Chrysler models and equal 1,267th 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.