1978
Busiest manufacture year
About 17 still registered — about 15% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Lincoln Continental?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Lincoln Continental
110
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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18 manufacture years from 1960 to 1982. 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
1978
Rarest for its year
About 17 still registered. Rarer than 96% of other 1978 vehicles still registered.
71%
Share of all Lincoln
About 110 of about 156 Lincoln vehicles still registered.
18
Build years still on the road
From 1960 to 1982, as at 31 Jan 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | About 3 | 2.7% | Not ranked |
| 1961 | About 4 | 3.6% | Not ranked |
| 1963 | About 5 | 4.5% | Not ranked |
| 1964 | About 3 | 2.7% | Not ranked |
| 1965 | About 6 | 5.5% | Not ranked |
| 1966 | About 10 | 9.1% | Not ranked |
| 1967 | About 9 | 8.2% | Not ranked |
| 1968 | About 6 | 5.5% | Not ranked |
| 1970 | About 5 | 4.5% | Not ranked |
| 1971 | About 4 | 3.6% | Not ranked |
| 1972 | About 3 | 2.7% | Not ranked |
| 1973 | About 4 | 3.6% | Not ranked |
| 1974 | About 6 | 5.5% | Not ranked |
| 1976 | About 5 | 4.5% | Not ranked |
| 1977 | About 8 | 7.3% | Not ranked |
| 1978 | About 17 | 15% | Rarer than 96% of other 1978 vehicles still registered |
| 1979 | About 9 | 8.2% | Not ranked |
| 1982 | About 3 | 2.7% | 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 127,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Lincoln Continental.
Spot a Lincoln ContinentalUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Lincoln Continental 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 111 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 119 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 114 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 116 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 110 |
Age profile of Lincoln Continental 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 9 |
| VIC | About 26 |
| QLD | About 60 |
| WA | About 12 |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | About 9 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 115 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Lincoln Continental
- Which build year of the Lincoln Continental has the most still registered?
- 1978 — About 17 still registered in Australia.
- Which Lincoln Continental year is rarest for its age?
- 1978 — About 17 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 96% of other 1978 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Lincoln vehicles still registered is the Continental?
- 71% — about 110 of about 156 Lincoln vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Lincoln Continental vehicles still registered made in?
- 18 manufacture years from 1960 to 1982.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 60); VIC (About 26). 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