How many Fordson E83WCF are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 212,494 on the road Built 1948-1956 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The Fordson E83W was British Ford's half-ton van and pickup, built from 1938 to 1957 with the 1172cc side-valve engine from the Ford Ten. The engine sat offset to one side so the driver could sit further forward. It was slow, simple and very hard to kill, a fixture of tradesmen's yards for years.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1949: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 2 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 2 |
| 1951 | 2 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1956 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 22 still registered, the Fordson E83WCF is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 1,643rd of the 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?
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