How many Hudson 8s are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 467,487 on the road Built 1930-1938 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Hudson of Detroit added a straight-eight to its range in 1930 and kept one in the catalogue until the early 1950s. The Eights of the 1930s were the company's bigger, smoother cars, sitting above the six-cylinder models and the cheaper Terraplane.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1930: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1930 | 4 |
| 1934 | 2 |
| 1936 | 1 |
| 1937 | 1 |
| 1938 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 10 still registered, the Hudson 8 is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 9 Hudson models and equal 1,977th 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.