How many Ford Pilots are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 233,744 on the road Built 1947-1952 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The V8 Pilot was British Ford's big car in the years just after the war, built from 1947 to 1951. It put a 3.6-litre flathead V8 into a body dating from the late 1930s, which made it strong and lazy rather than modern, and it was popular with police forces.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1950: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 2 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1950 | 6 |
| 1951 | 3 |
| 1952 | 2 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 20 still registered, the Ford Pilot is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 78th of the 126 Ford models and equal 1,684th 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.