How many Continental Mark II are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1956 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Sold for 1956 and 1957 by Ford's short-lived Continental Division, a separate marque placed above Lincoln. The Mark II was a restrained, largely hand-finished coupe in an age of chrome and fins, and one of the most expensive American cars of its day. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley were among the owners.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1956.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Continental Mark II is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2,524th of the 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?
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