How many Lincoln Capris are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 779,145 on the road Built 1953-1956 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Lincoln's upper model when it was launched for 1952, with a new overhead-valve V8 and ball-joint front suspension. These were good-handling cars by American standards, and Lincolns dominated their class in the Carrera Panamericana road race across Mexico in the early 1950s.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1954: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1953 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3 |
| 1955 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 6 still registered, the Lincoln Capri is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 16 Lincoln models and equal 2,199th 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.