How many Studebaker Dictators are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 194,786 on the road Built 1927-1937 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Studebaker's lower-priced six of the late 1920s and 1930s, named in 1927 to suggest a car that dictated the standard. The rise of dictators in Europe made the name an embarrassment, and it was dropped after 1937 in favour of Commander. In some export markets it had been sold as the Director instead.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1937: 9 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 2 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
| 1930 | 1 |
| 1934 | 3 |
| 1935 | 1 |
| 1936 | 4 |
| 1937 | 9 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 24 still registered, the Studebaker Dictator is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 16 Studebaker models and equal 1,613th 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.