How many Daimler DB18s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 292,180 on the road Built 1939-1952 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Daimler's 2.5-litre car, introduced in 1939 and put back into production after the war until 1950. It was a quiet, well-made six-cylinder saloon or drophead with the firm's fluid flywheel and preselector gearbox, and it was updated to become the Consort.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1948: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1939 | 1 |
| 1942 | 1 |
| 1947 | 2 |
| 1948 | 4 |
| 1950 | 3 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1952 | 4 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 16 still registered, the Daimler DB18 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 16 Daimler models and equal 1,776th 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?
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