How many Ford Consuls are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 25,828 on the road Built 1951-1973 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Launched in 1951 as the four-cylinder sister to the Zephyr, the Consul brought a unitary body and MacPherson strut front suspension to British Fords, a design that spread across the industry. The name ran on to the Classic, Capri and early Cortina, and returned in the 1970s on the cheaper versions of the Granada.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1962: 41 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 3 |
| 1952 | 13 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1954 | 8 |
| 1955 | 14 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1962 | 41 |
| 1963 | 17 |
| 1964 | 6 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 181 still registered, the Ford Consul is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 43rd of the 126 Ford models and equal 863rd 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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