How many Ford Shelby are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 55,653 on the road Built 1965-2020 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mustangs reworked under Carroll Shelby's name. The first GT350 of 1965 was a stripped, stiffened fastback built to win races, and the big-block GT500 followed in 1967. Ford revived the Shelby badge in the 2000s for its most powerful Mustangs, including a GT350 with a high-revving flat-plane-crank V8.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 17 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT500 | 29 | Rare | |
| GT350 | 8 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 84 still registered, the Ford Shelby is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 57th of the 126 Ford models and equal 1,108th 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.