1932
Busiest manufacture year
About 163 still registered — about 34% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Roadster?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Roadster
484
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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12 manufacture years from 1923 to 1936. 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
12
Build years still on the road
From 1923 to 1936, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 280 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1913 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1923 | About 17 | 3.5% | Not ranked |
| 1926 | About 4 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
| 1927 | About 16 | 3.3% | Not ranked |
| 1928 | About 112 | 23% | Not ranked |
| 1929 | About 22 | 4.5% | Not ranked |
| 1930 | About 24 | 5.0% | Not ranked |
| 1931 | About 11 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1932 | About 163 | 34% | Not ranked |
| 1933 | About 12 | 2.5% | Not ranked |
| 1934 | About 48 | 9.9% | Not ranked |
| 1935 | About 11 | 2.3% | Not ranked |
| 1936 | About 14 | 2.9% | Not ranked |
| 1937 | About 9 | 1.9% | Not ranked |
| 1946 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1969 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1992 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 2008 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
Notable years
Years worth a closer look — launch years, peak years and big drops. Every year in the table below has its own page too.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 28,900 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Roadster.
Spot a Ford RoadsterAbout 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Roadster vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 26% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 383 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 388 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 409 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 413 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 484 |
Age profile of Ford Roadster 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 62 |
| VIC | About 50 |
| QLD | About 280 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 48 |
| TAS | About 25 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 477 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 7 registered
Questions about the Ford Roadster
- Which build year of the Ford Roadster has the most still registered?
- 1932 — About 163 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Roadster?
- under 0.1% — about 484 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Roadster vehicles still registered made in?
- 12 manufacture years from 1923 to 1936.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 280); NSW (About 62). 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