How many Ford Cobras are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 467,487 on the road Built 1964-1989 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A name Ford has used on several fast cars. It began with Carroll Shelby's AC Cobra of 1962, a light British roadster with a Ford V8, and went on to Mustangs and Torinos. In Australia it means the 1978 Falcon Cobra, a run of 400 white hardtops with blue stripes built to use up the last two-door bodies.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1966: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 10 still registered, the Ford Cobra is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 92nd of the 126 Ford models and equal 1,977th 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.