How many De Tomaso Panteras are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 311,658 on the road Built 1971-1989 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An Italian mid-engined wedge with an American heart: a Ford 5.8-litre Cleveland V8 behind the seats. Tom Tjaarda styled it at Ghia, and from 1971 Ford sold it through Lincoln-Mercury dealers in the United States. Ford pulled out in the mid 1970s but De Tomaso kept building Panteras, with ever wider arches and wings, into the early 1990s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1972: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 15 still registered, the De Tomaso Pantera is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 1,801st 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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