1942
Busiest manufacture year
About 19 still registered — about 54% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Jailbar?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Jailbar
35
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 1940 to 1947. 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
5
Build years still on the road
From 1940 to 1947, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | About 3 | 8.6% | Not ranked |
| 1941 | About 3 | 8.6% | Not ranked |
| 1942 | About 19 | 54% | Not ranked |
| 1946 | About 7 | 20% | Not ranked |
| 1947 | About 3 | 8.6% | 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 400,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Jailbar.
Spot a Ford JailbarUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Jailbar vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — 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 34 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 35 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 38 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 35 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 35 |
Age profile of Ford Jailbar 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
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
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 10 |
| VIC | About 6 |
| QLD | About 14 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 7 |
| 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 32 registered
- DieselAbout 4 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 6 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Ford Jailbar
- Which build year of the Ford Jailbar has the most still registered?
- 1942 — About 19 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Jailbar?
- under 0.1% — about 35 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Jailbar vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 1940 to 1947.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 14); NSW (About 10). 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