1965
Busiest manufacture year
About 85 still registered — about 12% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford Thunderbird?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford Thunderbird
690
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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14 manufacture years from 1955 to 1968. 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
1968
Rarest for its year
About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1968 vehicles still registered.
14
Build years still on the road
From 1955 to 1968, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 294 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | About 49 | 7.1% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 58 | 8.4% | Not ranked |
| 1957 | About 62 | 9.0% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 9 | 1.3% | Not ranked |
| 1959 | About 22 | 3.2% | Rarer than 80% of other 1959 vehicles still registered |
| 1960 | About 36 | 5.2% | Rarer than 70% of other 1960 vehicles still registered |
| 1961 | About 30 | 4.3% | Not ranked |
| 1962 | About 66 | 9.6% | Rarer than 63% of other 1962 vehicles still registered |
| 1963 | About 51 | 7.4% | Rarer than 72% of other 1963 vehicles still registered |
| 1964 | About 75 | 11% | Rarer than 78% of other 1964 vehicles still registered |
| 1965 | About 85 | 12% | Rarer than 76% of other 1965 vehicles still registered |
| 1966 | About 71 | 10% | Rarer than 79% of other 1966 vehicles still registered |
| 1967 | About 5 | 0.7% | Not ranked |
| 1968 | About 11 | 1.6% | Rarer than 99% of other 1968 vehicles still registered |
| 1969 | About 6 | 0.9% | Not ranked |
| 1970 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1971 | About 7 | 1.0% | Not ranked |
| 1973 | About 4 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1976 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1977 | About 4 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1978 | About 8 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
| 1979 | About 4 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1981 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1982 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1983 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1984 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1985 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1986 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 2002 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 20,300 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Thunderbird.
Spot a Ford ThunderbirdAbout 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Ford Thunderbird 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 693 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 685 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 685 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 678 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 690 |
Age profile of Ford Thunderbird 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 73 |
| VIC | About 122 |
| QLD | About 294 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 165 |
| TAS | About 12 |
| ACT | About 9 |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 682 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Ford Thunderbird
- Which build year of the Ford Thunderbird has the most still registered?
- 1965 — About 85 still registered in Australia.
- Which Ford Thunderbird year is rarest for its age?
- 1968 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1968 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Thunderbird?
- under 0.1% — about 690 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford Thunderbird vehicles still registered made in?
- 14 manufacture years from 1955 to 1968.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 294); SA (About 165). 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