How many Dodge WC are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 173,143 on the road Built 1941-1947 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Dodge's light military trucks of the Second World War, built from 1940 in half-ton and then three-quarter-ton sizes as weapons carriers, ambulances, command cars and more. WC was a factory code, not an abbreviation for weapons carrier, though it fits. They were the bigger partners to the Jeep, and many went on to civilian work.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1942: 15 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 3 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1943 | 4 |
| 1944 | 3 |
| 1945 | 1 |
| 1947 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 27 still registered, the Dodge WC is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 19th of the 61 Dodge models and equal 1,559th 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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