How many Ferrari 166s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1948-1953 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ferrari's first real success, built from 1948 with a 2-litre V12 designed by Gioacchino Colombo; the number is the capacity of one cylinder in cubic centimetres. The 166 won the Mille Miglia in 1948 and 1949 and gave Ferrari its first Le Mans win in 1949. The open Touring-bodied 166 MM was nicknamed barchetta, little boat, and the word stuck.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1948 and 1 from 1953.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the Ferrari 166 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 39th of the 50 Ferrari 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.