How many Simca Vedettes are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 1,168,718 on the road Built 1957-1960 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A big French sedan with a small side-valve V8. It began as a Ford of France model, and Simca took it over when it bought Ford's Poissy factory in 1954. The restyled range of the late 1950s, with names such as Beaulieu and Chambord, looked like a scaled-down American car.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1957: 2 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1957 | 2 |
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 4 still registered, the Simca Vedette is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 6 Simca 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.