How many AC Cobras are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1965-2005 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Carroll Shelby's idea of 1962: take the light British AC Ace and fit an American Ford V8. The early cars used 260 and 289 cubic inch engines, and the wide-arched 427 followed in 1965. Few cars have been copied as often, and replicas and continuation cars have been built ever since.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2002: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the AC Cobra is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 2 AC models and equal 2,076th 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.