How many Mercury Marquis are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 233,744 on the road Built 1967-1985 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mercury's top full-size car from the late 1960s, a counterpart to the Ford LTD with hidden headlamps and a formal, Lincoln-like look. It was among the largest American sedans of the 1970s before being downsized at the end of the decade. The plusher Grand Marquis took over the big-car role in 1983, and the plain Marquis name finished on a mid-size sedan.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1977: 5 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 20 still registered, the Mercury Marquis is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 20 Mercury models and equal 1,684th 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.