How many Edsel Corsairs are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1958-1959 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
One of the two senior Edsels of 1958, built on the larger Mercury-based body below the Citation. For 1959 the name moved to a smaller Ford-based car as the range was cut back. Like every early Edsel it wore the upright horse-collar grille that became shorthand for one of the car industry's most famous failures.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1958 and 1 from 1959.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Edsel Corsair 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.