1935
Busiest manufacture year
About 7 still registered — about 28% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Ford V-8?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Ford V-8
25
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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6 manufacture years from 1932 to 1948. 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
6
Build years still on the road
From 1932 to 1948, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | About 4 | 16% | Not ranked |
| 1933 | About 3 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1934 | About 5 | 20% | Not ranked |
| 1935 | About 7 | 28% | Not ranked |
| 1936 | About 3 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1948 | About 3 | 12% | 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 559,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford V-8.
Spot a Ford V-8Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
Age profile of Ford V-8 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 12 |
| VIC | About 3 |
| QLD | About 6 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Ford V-8
- Which build year of the Ford V-8 has the most still registered?
- 1935 — About 7 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the V-8?
- under 0.1% — about 25 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Ford V-8 vehicles still registered made in?
- 6 manufacture years from 1932 to 1948.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 12); QLD (About 6). 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