How many Plymouth Cranbrooks are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 333,919 on the road Built 1952-1953 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The top model in the Plymouth range from 1951 to 1953, above the Concord and Cambridge. It was a sturdy, upright saloon with a side-valve six, typical of Chrysler's cautious styling of the time, built for buyers who valued headroom and reliability over fashion.
Still on the road, by model year
13 from 1952 and 1 from 1953.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 14 still registered, the Plymouth Cranbrook is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 10th of the 18 Plymouth 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.