How many Studebaker Commanders are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 123,023 on the road Built 1928-1964 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A Studebaker name with a long run, used from the late 1920s to the 1960s, mostly on mid-range cars. Early Commanders set endurance records. The best known are the bullet-nose cars of 1950 and 1951 and the low, clean 1953 coupe from Raymond Loewy's studio, often called one of the best American designs of its decade.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1938: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 |
| 1930 | 1 |
| 1934 | 1 |
| 1937 | 1 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1939 | 4 |
| 1940 | 1 |
| 1947 | 1 |
| 1948 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 |
| 1951 | 2 |
| 1952 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 38 still registered, the Studebaker Commander is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 16 Studebaker models and equal 1,429th 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.