How many Daimler Conquests are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 103,886 on the road Built 1953-1958 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Daimler's smaller saloon of the 1950s, launched in 1953 with a 2.4-litre six, a fluid flywheel and a preselector gearbox. The story goes that the name came from its basic price in pounds, which matched the year of the Norman Conquest. A 100 horsepower Century version followed, along with a roadster and a drophead coupe.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1954: 27 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 3 |
| 1954 | 27 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 45 still registered, the Daimler Conquest is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 16 Daimler models and equal 1,357th 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.
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