How many Studebaker Hawks are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 83,480 on the road Built 1956-1964 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A line of sporting coupes built from 1956 to 1964, all descended from the low Loewy-studio coupe of 1953. The Golden Hawk had a big V8, later supercharged. The last of them, the Gran Turismo Hawk of 1962, was cleverly restyled on a tiny budget by Brooks Stevens with a formal squared-off roof.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1961: 13 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1960 | 10 |
| 1961 | 13 |
| 1962 | 13 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1964 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 56 still registered, the Studebaker Hawk is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 2nd of the 16 Studebaker models and equal 1,271st 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.