How many Ford Crowns are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 233,744 on the road Built 1951-2007 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Short for Crown Victoria. The name first appeared in 1955 on a Fairlane with a broad chrome band arching over its roof. It returned in the 1980s and from 1992 was the big rear-wheel-drive V8 sedan built on a separate chassis, the car that served as America's police cruiser and taxi until production ended in 2011.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1998: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 20 still registered, the Ford Crown is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 78th of the 126 Ford models and equal 1,684th 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.