How many Edsel Pacers are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1957-1958 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A one-year Edsel. The Pacer was the better-trimmed of the two smaller, Ford-based models in the 1958 launch range, above the Ranger. Ford had spent a fortune creating the Edsel make and named it after Henry Ford's son, but it arrived in a recession with styling buyers mocked, and the Pacer did not return for 1959.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1957 and 1 from 1958.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Edsel Pacer 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.