1958
Busiest manufacture year
About 34 still registered — about 18% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Mainline?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Mainline
186
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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11 manufacture years from 1949 to 1960. 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 24 still registered. Rarer than 75% of other 1959 vehicles still registered.
11
Build years still on the road
From 1949 to 1960, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | About 3 | 1.6% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 3 | 1.6% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 9 | 4.8% | Not ranked |
| 1953 | About 21 | 11% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 27 | 15% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 19 | 10% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 21 | 11% | Not ranked |
| 1957 | About 22 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 34 | 18% | Rarer than 65% of other 1958 vehicles still registered |
| 1959 | About 24 | 13% | Rarer than 75% of other 1959 vehicles still registered |
| 1960 | About 3 | 1.6% | 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 75,200 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Mainline.
Spot a Ford MainlineUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Mainline 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 189 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 177 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 178 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 182 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 186 |
Age profile of Ford Mainline 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 23 |
| VIC | About 37 |
| QLD | About 90 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 26 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 165 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 8 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 8 registered
Questions about the Ford Mainline
- Which build year of the Ford Mainline has the most still registered?
- 1958 — About 34 still registered in Australia.
- Which Ford Mainline year is rarest for its age?
- 1959 — About 24 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 75% of other 1959 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Mainline?
- under 0.1% — about 186 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Mainline vehicles still registered made in?
- 11 manufacture years from 1949 to 1960.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 90); VIC (About 37). 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