How many Lanchester Ledas are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 424,988 on the road Built 1951-1953 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The export version of the Lanchester Fourteen of the early 1950s, with an all-steel body in place of the timber-framed one sold in Britain. A 2 litre four-cylinder engine drove through Daimler's fluid flywheel and preselector gearbox. The Daimler Conquest was developed from it.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1953: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 2 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 6 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 11 still registered, the Lanchester Leda is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 2 Lanchester models and equal 1,930th 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.