How many Ford Customlines are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 35,149 on the road Built 1951-1971 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ford's mid-range full-size American car from 1952 to 1956, sitting between the Mainline and the Crestline or Fairlane. In Australia the name meant more: the Customline was the big locally built V8 Ford sedan, and it stayed on sale there until 1959, well after it had gone in America.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1955: 34 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 4 |
| 1952 | 3 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1954 | 26 |
| 1955 | 34 |
| 1956 | 31 |
| 1957 | 18 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1971 | 1 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 133 still registered, the Ford Customline is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 49th of the 126 Ford models and equal 959th 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.