How many Ford Customs are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 29,776 on the road Built 1947-1993 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A name Ford used for decades on its full-size American cars. On the 1949 Ford, the company's first new post-war design, Custom was the better-trimmed model. From 1957 it marked the plain, lower-priced big Ford, bought by families on a budget, taxi fleets and police forces.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1957: 39 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 1 |
| 1948 | 1 |
| 1949 | 16 |
| 1950 | 7 |
| 1951 | 18 |
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 |
| 1957 | 39 |
| 1958 | 26 |
| 1959 | 12 |
| 1964 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom 300 | 51 | Rare | |
| Custom 500 | 6 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 157 still registered, the Ford Custom is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 45th of the 126 Ford models and equal 898th 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.