How many Ford Bonus are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 40,301 on the road Built 1947-1956 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Bonus Built was the name Ford gave its first F-Series trucks, launched for 1948 as the company's first all-new post-war design. The range ran from the half-ton F-1 pickup up to heavy trucks, with a wider and more comfortable cab than before, and it began the line that became America's best-selling vehicle.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1948: 63 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 4 |
| 1948 | 63 |
| 1949 | 40 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1952 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 116 still registered, the Ford Bonus is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 52nd of the 126 Ford models and equal 1,009th 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?
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