How many Ford LTD are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 13,750 on the road Built 1966-2007 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Ford's luxury badge on two continents. In America the LTD began in 1965 as the plushest Galaxie and became the full-size Ford for the next two decades. Ford Australia launched its own LTD in 1973, a long-wheelbase flagship above the Fairlane, and kept it in the range until 2007.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1974: 25 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 9 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 25 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 17 |
| 1978 | 19 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 11 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 18 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 340 still registered, the Ford LTD is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 39th of the 126 Ford models and 699th 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.