Diplomat
Biggest De Soto model
About 19 still registered across all years — about 40% of every De Soto.
How rare is your De Soto?
About 47 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1948
Rarest for its year
Diplomat · about 3 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1948.
9
Build years still on the road
From 1948 to 1960, across 3 models.
About 47
De Soto 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.
| Model | Years | Still registered | Share of all cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomat | 1948–1956 | About 19 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Fireflite | 1955–1960 | About 18 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Firesweep | 1959 | About 10 | <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 De Soto vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those 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 11 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 13 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 9 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 3 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 47 |
Age profile of De Soto still registered
By year of manufacture, adding up every model. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
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 | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 4 |
| VIC | About 6 |
| QLD | About 6 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Questions about De Soto
- How many De Soto models are still registered?
- 3 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the De Soto vehicles still registered made in?
- 9 manufacture years from 1948 to 1960.
- Which De Soto model has the most still registered?
- Diplomat — 40% of every De Soto still registered (about 19 of about 47).
- Which De Soto is rarest for its age?
- 1948 Diplomat — About 3 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- Which states have the most De Soto vehicles registered?
- SA (About 6); QLD (About 6). 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