79%
Versus the busiest Mainline year
1954 has about 79% as many still registered as 1958 (about 34).

1954 Ford Mainline
27
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 27 Ford Mainline vehicles made in 1954 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1954 are 15% of every Ford Mainline still registered (about 186 across all years). By count, 1954 ranks 2nd of 11 build years for the Mainline. The busiest year is 1958 (about 34 still registered); 1954 has about 79% as many. That is about 29% more than 1953. On 31 January 2021 there were about 23 — up about 17% since.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
79%
Versus the busiest Mainline year
1954 has about 79% as many still registered as 1958 (about 34).
15%
Share of this Mainline fleet
About 27 of about 186 Mainline vehicles still registered, all years together.
41%
Registered in QLD
About 11 of about 27 are registered in QLD. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Up 17%
Since January 2021
About 23 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
Tap a point for its count.
BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 23 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 23 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 26 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 28 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 27 |
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 Mainline, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1949 | About 3 |
| 1950 | About 3 |
| 1952 | About 9 |
| 1953 | About 21 |
| 1954 | About 27 |
| 1955 | About 19 |
| 1956 | About 21 |
| 1957 | About 22 |
| 1958 | About 34 |
| 1959 | About 24 |
| 1960 | About 3 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | Not published |
| VIC | About 7 |
| QLD | About 11 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 4 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
All years of this Ford Mainline — a mix for 1954 isn’t published.
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 518,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1954 Ford Mainline.
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