How many Ford Mainlines are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 82,015 on the road Built 1953-1959 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
In America the Mainline was the plainest full-size Ford of the early 1950s. In Australia the name is remembered for something better: the Mainline Utility, a V8 coupe ute built locally from 1952 to 1959 on the same car as the Customline sedan.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1956: 36 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1956 | 36 |
| 1957 | 11 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 57 still registered, the Ford Mainline is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 62nd of the 126 Ford models and equal 1,267th 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.