How many Hudson Commodores are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1947-1951 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Hudson's top model from 1941 to 1952. The one that matters is the 1948 car, the first of the step-down Hudsons: the floor sat down inside the chassis rails, so passengers stepped down into it, and the whole car was lower and wider than its rivals and handled better for it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1948: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 1 |
| 1948 | 3 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Hudson Commodore is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 6th of the 9 Hudson models and equal 2,199th 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.