How many Ford Galaxies are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 5,579 on the road Built 1958-2014 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ford's full-size American car from 1959 into the 1970s, named with an eye on the space race. The Galaxie 500 was the family favourite, while the versions with the 427 cubic inch V8 were stock car racers and drag strip heroes of the early 1960s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1963: 211 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1959 | 40 |
| 1960 | 21 |
| 1961 | 50 |
| 1962 | 70 |
| 1963 | 211 |
| 1964 | 171 |
| 1965 | 65 |
| 1966 | 64 |
| 1967 | 72 |
| 1968 | 28 |
| 1969 | 14 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation | 1959–1960 | 61 | Rare |
| Second generation | 1961–1964 | 502 | Scarce |
| Third generation | 1965–1968 | 229 | Scarce |
| Fourth generation | 1969–1974 | 41 | Rare |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 307 | Scarce | |
| XL | 55 | Rare | |
| 500 XL | 47 | Rare | |
| LTD | 12 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 838 still registered, the Ford Galaxie is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 28th of the 126 Ford models and 479th 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.
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