22%
Share of this Prefect fleet
About 34 of about 153 Prefect vehicles still registered, all years together.
How rare is a 1949 Ford Prefect?
1949 Ford Prefect
34
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 34 Ford Prefect vehicles made in 1949 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1949 are 22% of every Ford Prefect still registered (about 153 across all years). By count, 1949 ranks 1st of 17 build years for the Prefect. That is about 162% more than 1948. On 31 January 2021 there were about 38 — down about 11% since.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Top year
Among manufacture years for this model
1949 has the most still registered of any Prefect build year.
50%
Registered in QLD
About 17 of about 34 are registered in QLD. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 11%
Since January 2021
About 38 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 1949 Ford Prefect
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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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 38 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 35 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 35 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 34 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 34 |
1949 Ford Prefect vs peak and average years
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
1949 Prefect
Peak year (1949)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Prefect manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the Prefect, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1940 | About 6 |
| 1944 | About 3 |
| 1946 | About 3 |
| 1947 | About 4 |
| 1948 | About 13 |
| 1949 | About 34 |
| 1950 | About 22 |
| 1951 | About 12 |
| 1952 | About 3 |
| 1953 | About 3 |
| 1954 | About 4 |
| 1955 | About 10 |
| 1956 | About 11 |
| 1957 | About 3 |
| 1958 | About 5 |
| 1959 | About 12 |
| 1960 | About 5 |
1949 Ford Prefect registrations by state
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
State figures here are from a different BITRE table than the headline count. They can sum above the national “About” number — do not read these bars as a breakdown of that total.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 6 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 17 |
| WA | About 8 |
| SA | About 7 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Power / fuel
Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.
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 411,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1949 Ford Prefect.
Spot a 1949 Ford PrefectUnder 1%
Spot any Ford Prefect, any yearUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 1949 Ford Prefect
- How does 1949 rank among Prefect build years?
- 1st of 17 build years by count. About 34 still registered in Australia.
- How many Prefect vehicles still registered were made in 1949?
- 22% — about 34 of about 153 across all years.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 17); WA (About 8). 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