How many Mercury Montegos are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 667,839 on the road Built 1966-1973 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mercury's mid-size car from 1968, a better-trimmed twin of the Ford Torino that took over from the larger Comets. It came as a sedan, hardtop and wagon, with the Cyclone as its performance offshoot, and was named after Montego Bay in Jamaica. The line ran until the mid-1970s, when the Cougar absorbed its place in the range.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1969: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1973 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7 still registered, the Mercury Montego is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 12th of the 20 Mercury models and equal 2,128th 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.