How many Hudson JET are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1954 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Hudson's compact car, built only for 1953 and 1954. It was well made and lively, but tall, narrow and priced close to bigger cars, and it sold poorly. The money it cost is usually given as one reason Hudson merged with Nash in 1954 to form American Motors.
Still on the road, by model year
8 from 1954.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Hudson JET is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 9 Hudson 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.