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About 649 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Centurion

Century

Electra

Lesabre

Riviera

Roadmaster

Series 40

Skylark

Special

Standard SIX

Super

Wildcat

Buick

649

still registered in Oz

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At a glance

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

Special

Biggest Buick model

About 139 still registered across all years — about 21% of every Buick.

1967

Rarest for its year

Riviera · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1967.

34

Build years still on the road

From 1937 to 1974, across 12 models.

About 649

Buick still registered

Every model and build year added together, Australia-wide.

Models still registered

Counts add up every build year for that model. Rarity is the model’s share of all vehicles still registered in Australia.

ModelYearsStill registeredShare of all cars
Centurion1972–1973About 11<0.1% of all cars
Wildcat1963–1969About 21<0.1% of all cars
Series 401930–1950About 22<0.1% of all cars
Standard SIX1922–1930About 32<0.1% of all cars
Skylark1962–1972About 42<0.1% of all cars
Lesabre1959–1991About 43<0.1% of all cars
Roadmaster1912–1957About 46<0.1% of all cars
Century1937–1968About 47<0.1% of all cars
Super1946–1958About 48<0.1% of all cars
Electra1959–1978About 62<0.1% of all cars
Riviera1953–1997About 136<0.1% of all cars
Special1934–1965About 139<0.1% of all cars

Totals count cars still registered, not new sales. Small numbers are rounded or hidden, so we say “About”.

Still registered, year by year

How many Buick vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.

Up about 21% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202505001k20212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 537
31 Jan 2022About 519
31 Jan 2023About 552
31 Jan 2024About 547
31 Jan 2025About 649

Age profile of Buick still registered

By year of manufacture, adding up every model. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1912: About 3 registered19121922: About 3 registered1923: About 5 registered1924: About 6 registered1925: About 6 registered1926: About 5 registered19261927: About 8 registered1928: About 3 registered1929: About 3 registered1930: About 6 registered1934: About 3 registered19341935: About 3 registered1937: About 17 registered1938: About 21 registered1939: About 9 registered1940: About 3 registered19401941: About 8 registered1946: About 13 registered1947: About 17 registered1948: About 7 registered1949: About 3 registered19491950: About 10 registered1951: About 9 registered1952: About 3 registered1953: About 14 registered1954: About 13 registered19541955: About 42 registered1956: About 40 registered1957: About 44 registered1958: About 16 registered1959: About 8 registered19591960: About 4 registered1961: About 6 registered1962: About 15 registered1963: About 19 registered1964: About 39 registered19641965: About 36 registered1966: About 15 registered1967: About 18 registered1968: About 24 registered1969: About 23 registered19691970: About 16 registered1971: About 10 registered1972: About 23 registered1973: About 14 registered1974: About 12 registered19741975: About 3 registered1977: About 3 registered1978: About 6 registered1979: About 3 registered1983: About 3 registered19831991: About 3 registered1997: About 3 registered1997

Where they’re registered (state/territory)

Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory

NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT

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State registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 77
VICAbout 68
QLDAbout 299
WAAbout 9
SAAbout 104
TASAbout 3
ACTAbout 15
NTNot published

How this make is powered

Fuel mix summed across models and years where published. Not every model or year has a breakdown.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 557 registered
  • DieselAbout 3 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 3 registered

Most registered models

Every build year added together for each model.

Special
About 139 registeredRiviera
About 136 registeredElectra
About 62 registeredSuper
About 48 registeredCentury
About 47 registeredRoadmaster
About 46 registeredLesabre
About 43 registeredSkylark
About 42 registeredStandard SIX
About 32 registeredSeries 40
About 22 registeredWildcat
About 21 registeredCenturion
About 11 registered

Questions about Buick

How many Buick models are still registered?
12 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
Which years were the Buick vehicles still registered made in?
34 manufacture years from 1937 to 1974.
Which Buick model has the most still registered?
Special — 21% of every Buick still registered (about 139 of about 649).
Which Buick is rarest for its age?
1967 Riviera — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1967 vehicles still registered.
Which states have the most Buick vehicles registered?
QLD (About 299); SA (About 104). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

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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