How many DeSoto Deluxes are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1929-1954 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
DeSoto's entry-level line from 1939 to 1952, below the Custom. It used the same side-valve six and the same sturdy Chrysler Corporation engineering with plainer trim. DeSoto sat between Dodge and Chrysler in the corporate ladder, so even the Deluxe was a comfortable, middle-class car.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1935: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1929 | 1 |
| 1935 | 2 |
| 1939 | 1 |
| 1944 | 1 |
| 1946 | 1 |
| 1948 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the DeSoto Deluxe is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 5th of the 11 DeSoto models and equal 2,076th 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.