How rare is a 1956 Buick Special?

1956 Buick Special

still registered in Oz

Very rare

Rarer than 99% of cars still registered

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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.

About 20 Buick Special vehicles made in 1956 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1956 are 14% of every Buick Special still registered (about 139 across all years). By count, 1956 ranks 1st of 20 build years for the Special. That is about 25% more than 1955.

At a glance

Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

14%

Share of this Special fleet

About 20 of about 139 Special vehicles still registered, all years together.

Top year

Among manufacture years for this model

1956 has the most still registered of any Special build year.

40%

Registered in VIC

About 8 of about 20 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

Still registered, year by year: 1956 Buick Special

How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend for 1956 Buick Special
Date	Still registered
31 Jan 2021	About 15
31 Jan 2022	About 14
31 Jan 2023	About 17
31 Jan 2024	About 19
31 Jan 2025	About 20

1956 Buick Special vs peak and average years

Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.

1956 Special

Peak year (1956)

Average manufacture year

Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Special manufacture years by registered count

Manufacture years for the Special, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year made	Still registered
1934	About 3
1937	About 9
1938	About 14
1939	About 5
1940	About 3
1941	About 5
1946	About 7
1947	About 6
1948	About 3
1950	About 4
1952	About 3
1953	About 3
1954	About 3
1955	About 16
1956	About 20
1957	About 20
1958	About 6
1962	About 3
1964	About 3
1965	About 3

1956 Buick Special registrations by state

Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory

NSW

VIC

QLD

TAS

ACT

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State registration counts for 1956 Buick Special
State	Still registered
NSW	About 3
VIC	About 8
QLD	About 6
WA	Not published
SA	About 3
TAS	Not published
ACT	Not published
NT	Not published

Power / fuel

All years of this model.

PetrolAbout 131 registered
Other / unknownAbout 3 registered

What a fill might cost· tap to enter your postcode

A typical sedan tank is about 60 L — edit if you know yours.

Estimate only. Nearby pump prices from public fuel-price feeds. Not a valuation.

How likely are you to spot one?

About 699,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1956 Buick Special.

If you see 500 cars

Spot a 1956 Buick SpecialUnder 1%

Spot any Buick Special, any yearUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Questions about the 1956 Buick Special

How does 1956 rank among Special build years?: 1st of 20 build years by count. About 20 still registered in Australia.
How many Special vehicles still registered were made in 1956?: 14% — about 20 of about 139 across all years.
Which states have the most registered?: VIC (About 8); QLD (About 6). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method