How many Studebaker Champs are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1960-1964 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Studebaker's last light pickup, built from 1960 to 1964. To save money the company made the cab from the front half of the Lark sedan and fitted it to its existing truck chassis. It was offered with a sliding rear window, a feature other pickups later copied.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1962: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Studebaker Champ is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 11th of the 16 Studebaker models and equal 2,199th 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.