How rare is a 1979 Ford F150?

1979 Ford F150

still registered in Oz

Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.

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

About 4 Ford F150 vehicles made in 1979 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Small counts are rounded by BITRE, so treat this as approximate. Cars made in 1979 are <0.1% of every Ford F150 still registered (about 6,290 across all years). By count, 1979 ranks 48th of 53 build years for the F150. The busiest year is 2023 (about 2,910 still registered); 1979 has fewer than 1% as many. That is about 71% fewer than 1978.

At a glance

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

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Versus the busiest F150 year

1979 has fewer than 1% as many still registered as 2023 (about 2,910).

Still registered, year by year: 1979 Ford F150

A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.

1979 Ford F150 vs peak and average years

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

1979 F150

Peak year (2023)

Average manufacture year

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

F150 manufacture years by registered count

Manufacture years for the F150, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year made	Still registered
1953	About 3
1961	About 3
1974	About 3
1975	About 4
1976	About 3
1977	About 3
1978	About 14
1979	About 4
1980	About 5
1981	About 8
1982	About 6
1983	About 5
1984	About 9
1985	About 10
1986	About 14
1987	About 72
1988	About 147
1989	About 520
1990	About 508
1991	About 253
1992	About 55
1993	About 22
1994	About 11
1995	About 11
1996	About 11
1997	About 26
1998	About 9
1999	About 44
2000	About 24
2001	About 12
2002	About 25
2003	About 64
2004	About 47
2005	About 32
2006	About 15
2007	About 27
2008	About 23
2009	About 14
2010	About 22
2011	About 41
2012	About 76
2013	About 84
2014	About 123
2015	About 49
2016	About 63
2017	About 141
2018	About 179
2019	About 157
2020	About 140
2021	About 100
2022	About 128
2023	About 2,910
2024	About 9

1979 Ford F150 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 1979 Ford F150
State	Still registered
NSW	Not published
VIC	Not published
QLD	About 3
WA	Not published
SA	Not published
TAS	Not published
ACT	Not published
NT	Not published

Most common colour: White

Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.

Power / fuel

All years of this model.

PetrolAbout 5,540 registered
DieselAbout 200 registered
HybridAbout 37 registered
LPG / AutogasAbout 427 registered
Other / unknownAbout 97 registered

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Questions about the 1979 Ford F150

How does 1979 rank among F150 build years?: 48th of 53 build years by count. About 4 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
How many F150 vehicles still registered were made in 1979?: <0.1% — about 4 of about 6,290 across all years.
Which manufacture year has the most F150 still registered?: 2023. The model page has every build year side by side.

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