How many Mercury Medalists are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1956-1958 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Lowest-priced of the full-size Mercurys of the mid-1950s, sold with less chrome and plainer trim than the Custom, Monterey and Montclair above it. It appeared for 1956, was dropped, and came back briefly for 1958. Underneath it was the same V8 Mercury as the dearer models, which makes it one of the less remembered names in the range.
Still on the road, by model year
3 from 1956 and 1 from 1958.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Mercury Medalist is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 14th of the 20 Mercury models and equal 2,380th 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.