How many Daimler Consorts are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 246,046 on the road Built 1950-1953 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A traditional British saloon built from 1949 to 1953, in effect the pre-war DB18 brought up to date for export, with the headlamps faired into the wings and a curved grille. Under it was a 2.5-litre six driving through Daimler's fluid flywheel and preselector gearbox.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1951: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 4 |
| 1951 | 9 |
| 1952 | 4 |
| 1953 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 19 still registered, the Daimler Consort is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 8th of the 16 Daimler models and equal 1,700th 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.