How many Studebaker Transtars are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 424,988 on the road Built 1950-1958 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Transtar was the name Studebaker gave its trucks from 1956, from half-ton pickups up to heavy models. The pickups used a cab that dated back to the well-regarded 1949 design, updated with a new grille, and could be had with six-cylinder or V8 engines. Studebaker truck production ended in late 1963.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1956: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1957 | 3 |
| 1958 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 11 still registered, the Studebaker Transtar is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 9th of the 16 Studebaker models and equal 1,930th 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.