How many Packard Clippers are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 333,919 on the road Built 1941-1956 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The 1941 Clipper gave Packard a sleek modern shape, wider than it was tall, with wings that flowed into the doors, and the look was used across the range after the war. The name returned in 1953 on Packard's lower-priced cars, and for 1956 Clipper was briefly sold as a make of its own.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1947: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 |
| 1946 | 2 |
| 1947 | 4 |
| 1948 | 2 |
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 14 still registered, the Packard Clipper is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 1st of the 11 Packard models and equal 1,827th 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.