Super SIX
Biggest Hudson model
About 26 still registered across all years — about 44% of every Hudson.
How rare is your Hudson?
About 59 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1917
Rarest for its year
Super SIX · about 3 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1917.
14
Build years still on the road
From 1917 to 1957, across 3 models.
About 59
Hudson still registered
Every model and build year added together, Australia-wide.
Models still registered
Counts add up every build year for that model. Rarity is the model’s share of all vehicles still registered in Australia.
| Model | Years | Still registered | Share of all cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super SIX | 1917–1949 | About 26 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Hornet | 1952–1957 | About 21 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Pacemaker | 1950–1952 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
Totals count cars still registered, not new sales. Small numbers are rounded or hidden, so we say “About”.
Still registered, year by year
How many Hudson vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.
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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 13 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 13 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 15 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 18 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 59 |
Age profile of Hudson still registered
By year of manufacture, adding up every model. 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 3 |
| VIC | About 9 |
| QLD | About 34 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Questions about Hudson
- How many Hudson models are still registered?
- 3 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the Hudson vehicles still registered made in?
- 14 manufacture years from 1917 to 1957.
- Which Hudson model has the most still registered?
- Super SIX — 44% of every Hudson still registered (about 26 of about 59).
- Which Hudson is rarest for its age?
- 1917 Super SIX — About 3 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- Which states have the most Hudson vehicles registered?
- QLD (About 34); VIC (About 9). 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