1954
Busiest manufacture year
About 45 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Customline?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Customline
278
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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8 manufacture years from 1952 to 1959. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1959
Rarest for its year
About 30 still registered. Rarer than 71% of other 1959 vehicles still registered.
8
Build years still on the road
From 1952 to 1959, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 129 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | About 3 | 1.1% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 5 | 1.8% | Not ranked |
| 1951 | About 5 | 1.8% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 13 | 4.7% | Not ranked |
| 1953 | About 24 | 8.6% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 45 | 16% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 28 | 10% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 42 | 15% | Not ranked |
| 1957 | About 43 | 15% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 40 | 14% | Rarer than 56% of other 1958 vehicles still registered |
| 1959 | About 30 | 11% | Rarer than 71% of other 1959 vehicles still registered |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 50,300 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Customline.
Spot a Ford CustomlineUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Customline vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
About the same since 2021
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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 271 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 283 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 281 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 282 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 278 |
Age profile of Ford Customline still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. 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 49 |
| VIC | About 9 |
| QLD | About 129 |
| WA | About 28 |
| SA | About 51 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | About 6 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 277 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 4 registered
Questions about the Ford Customline
- Which build year of the Ford Customline has the most still registered?
- 1954 — About 45 still registered in Australia.
- Which Ford Customline year is rarest for its age?
- 1959 — About 30 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 71% of other 1959 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Customline?
- under 0.1% — about 278 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Customline vehicles still registered made in?
- 8 manufacture years from 1952 to 1959.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 129); SA (About 51). 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