How many Hudson Terraplanes are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 137,496 on the road Built 1933-1938 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Hudson's low-priced line of the 1930s, launched in 1932 as the Essex-Terraplane with Amelia Earhart on hand to christen it. It was light for its power, which made it one of the quicker cheap cars of its day. Blues singer Robert Johnson put it in a song, Terraplane Blues.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1937: 15 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 1 |
| 1934 | 10 |
| 1935 | 4 |
| 1936 | 1 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1938 | 3 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 34 still registered, the Hudson Terraplane is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 9 Hudson models and equal 1,469th 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.