How many Lincoln Model L are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1930 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first Lincoln, launched in 1920 by Henry Leland, the precision engineer who had earlier founded Cadillac. It had a finely made V8 but dull styling, and the company was soon in trouble. Henry Ford bought it in 1922 and his son Edsel gave the cars the looks to match the engineering.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1930.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Lincoln Model L is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 14th of the 16 Lincoln models and equal 2,668th 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.