58%
Versus the busiest DE Luxe year
1946 has about 58% as many still registered as 1939 (about 48).

1946 Ford DE Luxe
28
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 28 Ford DE Luxe vehicles made in 1946 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1946 are 11% of every Ford DE Luxe still registered (about 247 across all years). By count, 1946 ranks 3rd of 18 build years for the DE Luxe. The busiest year is 1939 (about 48 still registered); 1946 has about 58% as many. That is about 833% more than 1942.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
58%
Versus the busiest DE Luxe year
1946 has about 58% as many still registered as 1939 (about 48).
11%
Share of this DE Luxe fleet
About 28 of about 247 DE Luxe vehicles still registered, all years together.
71%
Registered in QLD
About 20 of about 28 are registered in QLD. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 29 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 31 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 35 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 37 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 28 |
Above 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 DE Luxe, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1930 | About 3 |
| 1932 | About 10 |
| 1933 | About 6 |
| 1934 | About 15 |
| 1935 | About 6 |
| 1936 | About 17 |
| 1937 | About 11 |
| 1938 | About 19 |
| 1939 | About 48 |
| 1940 | About 42 |
| 1941 | About 6 |
| 1942 | About 3 |
| 1946 | About 28 |
| 1947 | About 13 |
| 1948 | About 8 |
| 1950 | About 3 |
| 1951 | About 6 |
| 1966 | About 3 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | Not published |
| VIC | About 3 |
| QLD | About 20 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
This year of manufacture.
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.
About 500,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1946 Ford DE Luxe.
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