How many Ford Skyliners are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 584,359 on the road Built 1954-1959 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A name Ford used for cars with unusual roofs. The 1954 Crestline Skyliner had a tinted clear panel over the front seats. The famous one is the Fairlane 500 Skyliner of 1957 to 1959, whose steel roof folded away into the boot at the touch of a button, the first retractable hardtop made in large numbers.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1959: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 |
| 1958 | 2 |
| 1959 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 8 still registered, the Ford Skyliner is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 98th of the 126 Ford models and equal 2,076th 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.