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How rare is a Ford Zephyr?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Ford Zephyr

Ford Zephyr

318

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Ford Zephyr

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12 manufacture years from 1954 to 1965. 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

1960

Busiest manufacture year

About 64 still registered — about 20% of this model’s total.

1962

Rarest for its year

About 11 still registered. Rarer than 96% of other 1962 vehicles still registered.

12

Build years still on the road

From 1954 to 1965, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 145 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1952About 61.9%Not ranked
1953About 92.8%Not ranked
1954About 257.9%Not ranked
1955About 185.7%Not ranked
1956About 175.3%Not ranked
1957About 134.1%Not ranked
1958About 288.8%Rarer than 72% of other 1958 vehicles still registered
1959About 4915%Rarer than 61% of other 1959 vehicles still registered
1960About 6420%Rarer than 48% of other 1960 vehicles still registered
1961About 144.4%Not ranked
1962About 113.5%Rarer than 96% of other 1962 vehicles still registered
1963About 216.6%Rarer than 88% of other 1963 vehicles still registered
1964About 226.9%Rarer than 92% of other 1964 vehicles still registered
1965About 144.4%Rarer than 96% of other 1965 vehicles still registered
1966About 41.3%Not ranked
1983About 30.9%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 44,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Ford Zephyr.

Spot a Ford ZephyrUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Ford Zephyr vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Up about 14% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025025050020212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 280
31 Jan 2022About 287
31 Jan 2023About 285
31 Jan 2024About 302
31 Jan 2025About 318

Age profile of Ford Zephyr still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1952: About 6 registered19521953: About 9 registered1954: About 25 registered19541955: About 18 registered1956: About 17 registered19561957: About 13 registered1958: About 28 registered19581959: About 49 registered1960: About 64 registered19601961: About 14 registered1962: About 11 registered19621963: About 21 registered1964: About 22 registered19641965: About 14 registered1966: About 4 registered19661983: About 3 registered1983

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 22
VICAbout 39
QLDAbout 145
WAAbout 53
SAAbout 46
TASNot published
ACTAbout 3
NTNot published

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 317 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 6 registered

Questions about the Ford Zephyr

Which build year of the Ford Zephyr has the most still registered?
1960 — About 64 still registered in Australia.
Which Ford Zephyr year is rarest for its age?
1962 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 96% of other 1962 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Ford vehicles still registered is the Zephyr?
under 0.1% — about 318 of about 1,620,000 Ford vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Ford Zephyr vehicles still registered made in?
12 manufacture years from 1954 to 1965.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 145); WA (About 53). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

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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