How many Ford LTD2s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
An American mid-size Ford sold from 1977 to 1979, replacing the Torino. Despite the name it was smaller than the full-size LTD, and wore long, sharp-edged styling with stacked rectangular headlamps. It was a stopgap in the years when American cars were being downsized.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1979.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Ford LTD2 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 119th of the 126 Ford models and equal 2,668th 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.