How many Daimler SP250s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 60,713 on the road Built 1959-1964 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A fibreglass-bodied sports car built from 1959 to 1964 around a 2.5-litre V8 designed by Edward Turner. It was launched as the Dart until Chrysler objected to the name. The looks divided opinion but the engine was a gem, and British police used the SP250 as a high-speed pursuit car.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1961: 40 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 13 |
| 1961 | 40 |
| 1962 | 12 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 77 still registered, the Daimler SP250 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 16 Daimler models and equal 1,140th 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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