How many Daimler Limousines are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 359,606 on the road Built 1935-1988 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
For most people this means the DS420, the tall, stately limousine Daimler built from 1968 to 1992 on a stretched Jaguar 420G floorpan with the 4.2-litre Jaguar six. It served royal households, embassies, wedding hire firms and undertakers for decades. Earlier Daimler limousines had carried British royalty since the first years of the motor car.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1935 | 1 |
| 1937 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 13 still registered, the Daimler Limousine is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 11th of the 16 Daimler models and equal 1,862nd 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.