30%
Versus the busiest 3100 year
1949 has about 30% as many still registered as 1957 (about 47).

1949 Chevrolet 3100
14
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 14 Chevrolet 3100 vehicles made in 1949 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1949 are 4.3% of every Chevrolet 3100 still registered (about 328 across all years). By count, 1949 ranks 10th of 14 build years for the 3100. The busiest year is 1957 (about 47 still registered); 1949 has about 30% as many. That is about 26% fewer than 1948.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
30%
Versus the busiest 3100 year
1949 has about 30% as many still registered as 1957 (about 47).
4.3%
Share of this 3100 fleet
About 14 of about 328 3100 vehicles still registered, all years together.
43%
Registered in QLD
About 6 of about 14 are registered in QLD. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
Below the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Manufacture years for the 3100, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1941 | About 3 |
| 1946 | About 3 |
| 1947 | About 7 |
| 1948 | About 19 |
| 1949 | About 14 |
| 1950 | About 37 |
| 1951 | About 24 |
| 1952 | About 27 |
| 1953 | About 27 |
| 1954 | About 29 |
| 1955 | About 45 |
| 1956 | About 43 |
| 1957 | About 47 |
| 1959 | About 3 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 4 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 6 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.
A typical ute tank is about 80 L — edit if you know yours.
Estimate only. Nearby pump prices from public fuel-price feeds. Not a valuation.
About 999,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1949 Chevrolet 3100.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
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