How many Studebaker Conestogas are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1953-1955 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A two-door station wagon added to the Studebaker range for 1954. The name comes from the Conestoga covered wagons of the American frontier, a nod to Studebaker's beginnings as a wagon builder in the 1850s. It was offered in both the Champion and Commander lines.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1953 and 1 from 1955.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Studebaker Conestoga is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 15th of the 16 Studebaker models and equal 2,524th 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.