1939
Busiest manufacture year
About 48 still registered — about 19% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford DE Luxe?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford DE Luxe
247
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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18 manufacture years from 1930 to 1966. 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
18
Build years still on the road
From 1930 to 1966, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | About 3 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
| 1932 | About 10 | 4.0% | Not ranked |
| 1933 | About 6 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 1934 | About 15 | 6.1% | Not ranked |
| 1935 | About 6 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 1936 | About 17 | 6.9% | Not ranked |
| 1937 | About 11 | 4.5% | Not ranked |
| 1938 | About 19 | 7.7% | Not ranked |
| 1939 | About 48 | 19% | Not ranked |
| 1940 | About 42 | 17% | Not ranked |
| 1941 | About 6 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 1942 | About 3 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
| 1946 | About 28 | 11% | Not ranked |
| 1947 | About 13 | 5.3% | Not ranked |
| 1948 | About 8 | 3.2% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 3 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
| 1951 | About 6 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 1966 | About 3 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 56,600 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford DE Luxe.
Spot a Ford DE LuxeUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford DE Luxe vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 9% 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 227 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 238 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 242 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 263 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 247 |
Age profile of Ford DE Luxe 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 48 |
| VIC | About 57 |
| QLD | About 99 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 22 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 234 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Ford DE Luxe
- Which build year of the Ford DE Luxe has the most still registered?
- 1939 — About 48 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the DE Luxe?
- under 0.1% — about 247 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford DE Luxe vehicles still registered made in?
- 18 manufacture years from 1930 to 1966.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 99); VIC (About 57). 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