How many Edsel Citations are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1958 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The top of the Edsel range in its first year, and gone after it. For 1958 the Citation shared a big Mercury-based body with the Corsair and came with a 410 cubic inch V8 and the Teletouch gearbox, worked by buttons in the steering wheel hub. Ford's new make flopped so badly that the senior Edsels were dropped at once.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1958.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Edsel Citation is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 3rd of the 5 Edsel models and equal 2,524th 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.