How rare is a 1978 GMC Sierra?

1978 GMC Sierra

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 7 GMC Sierra vehicles made in 1978 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Small counts are rounded by BITRE, so treat this as approximate. Cars made in 1978 are 0.8% of every GMC Sierra still registered (about 900 across all years). By count, 1978 ranks 30th of 49 build years for the Sierra. The busiest year is 2019 (about 57 still registered); 1978 has about 12% as many. That is about 40% more than 1977.

At a glance

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

12%

Versus the busiest Sierra year

1978 has about 12% as many still registered as 2019 (about 57).

0.8%

Share of this Sierra fleet

About 7 of about 900 Sierra vehicles still registered, all years together.

Still registered, year by year: 1978 GMC Sierra

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

1978 GMC Sierra vs peak and average years

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

1978 Sierra

Peak year (2019)

Average manufacture year

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

Sierra manufacture years by registered count

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

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year made	Still registered
1963	About 3
1972	About 3
1973	About 3
1975	About 5
1976	About 4
1977	About 5
1978	About 7
1979	About 4
1981	About 5
1982	About 4
1983	About 3
1984	About 4
1985	About 5
1987	About 3
1988	About 15
1989	About 6
1990	About 4
1991	About 4
1992	About 5
1993	About 3
1995	About 3
1996	About 9
1997	About 19
1998	About 17
1999	About 12
2000	About 9
2001	About 18
2002	About 14
2003	About 29
2004	About 22
2005	About 35
2006	About 43
2007	About 41
2008	About 22
2009	About 19
2010	About 16
2011	About 30
2012	About 42
2013	About 35
2014	About 20
2015	About 33
2016	About 46
2017	About 28
2018	About 54
2019	About 57
2020	About 28
2021	About 54
2022	About 41
2023	About 9

1978 GMC Sierra 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

TAS

ACT

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State registration counts for 1978 GMC Sierra
State	Still registered
NSW	About 3
VIC	About 3
QLD	About 4
WA	About 3
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 205 registered
DieselAbout 678 registered
LPG / AutogasAbout 16 registered
Other / unknownAbout 3 registered

What a fill might cost· tap to enter your postcode

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.

Questions about the 1978 GMC Sierra

How does 1978 rank among Sierra build years?: 30th of 49 build years by count. About 7 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
How many Sierra vehicles still registered were made in 1978?: 0.8% — about 7 of about 900 across all years.
Which manufacture year has the most Sierra still registered?: 2019. 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