How many Hudson Wasps are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1952-1955 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A step-down Hudson on the shorter wheelbase, sold from 1952 as the model below the Hornet. It took over from the Pacemaker as the more affordable way into Hudson's low, wide body, with a smaller six-cylinder engine than the Hornet's.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1952 and 1 from 1955.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Hudson Wasp is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 9 Hudson models and equal 2,524th 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.