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How rare is your Pontiac?

About 1,690 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Bonneville

Catalina

Chieftain

Fiero

Firebird

Grand Prix

GTO

Laurentian

LE Mans

Parisienne

Silver Streak

Star Chief

Tourer

Trans AM

Pontiac

1,690

still registered in Oz

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At a glance

Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Firebird

Biggest Pontiac model

About 507 still registered across all years — about 30% of every Pontiac.

1965

Rarest for its year

Bonneville · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1965.

41

Build years still on the road

From 1955 to 1995, across 14 models.

About 1,690

Pontiac 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.

ModelYearsStill registeredShare of all cars
Firebird1967–1987About 507<0.1% of all cars
Trans AM1976–1989About 484<0.1% of all cars
Parisienne1961–1985About 225<0.1% of all cars
GTO1964–1972About 132<0.1% of all cars
Bonneville1959–1983About 69<0.1% of all cars
Laurentian1956–1963About 52<0.1% of all cars
Chieftain1938–1958About 43<0.1% of all cars
Catalina1953–1975About 35<0.1% of all cars
Fiero1983–1988About 34<0.1% of all cars
LE Mans1962–1976About 31<0.1% of all cars
Grand Prix1963–1976About 23<0.1% of all cars
Silver Streak1938–1950About 23<0.1% of all cars
Star Chief1954–1961About 19<0.1% of all cars
Tourer1927–1967About 15<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 Pontiac vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.

Up about 9% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202501k2k20212022202320242025

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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 1,550
31 Jan 2022About 1,570
31 Jan 2023About 1,540
31 Jan 2024About 1,550
31 Jan 2025About 1,690

Age profile of Pontiac still registered

By year of manufacture, adding up every model. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1927: About 5 registered19271928: About 4 registered1929: About 3 registered1938: About 7 registered1940: About 3 registered1942: About 3 registered1946: About 3 registered19461947: About 3 registered1948: About 8 registered1949: About 4 registered1950: About 4 registered1951: About 4 registered1952: About 5 registered19521953: About 7 registered1954: About 10 registered1955: About 11 registered1956: About 10 registered1957: About 6 registered1958: About 3 registered19581959: About 12 registered1960: About 18 registered1961: About 10 registered1962: About 20 registered1963: About 38 registered1964: About 54 registered19641965: About 66 registered1966: About 63 registered1967: About 154 registered1968: About 194 registered1969: About 88 registered1970: About 38 registered19701971: About 36 registered1972: About 23 registered1973: About 15 registered1974: About 20 registered1975: About 18 registered1976: About 29 registered19761977: About 58 registered1978: About 88 registered1979: About 123 registered1980: About 31 registered1981: About 28 registered1982: About 29 registered19821983: About 34 registered1984: About 37 registered1985: About 40 registered1986: About 39 registered1987: About 35 registered1988: About 41 registered19881989: About 28 registered1990: About 7 registered1991: About 14 registered1992: About 3 registered1993: About 6 registered1994: About 11 registered19941995: About 16 registered1996: About 6 registered1997: About 4 registered1998: About 9 registered2001: About 3 registered2002: About 3 registered2002

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 187
VICAbout 297
QLDAbout 682
WAAbout 50
SAAbout 291
TASAbout 21
ACTAbout 21
NTAbout 16

How this make is powered

Fuel mix summed across models and years where published. Not every model or year has a breakdown.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 1,600 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 21 registered
  • Other / unknownAbout 6 registered

Most registered models

Every build year added together for each model.

Firebird
About 507 registeredTrans AM
About 484 registeredParisienne
About 225 registeredGTO
About 132 registeredBonneville
About 69 registeredLaurentian
About 52 registeredChieftain
About 43 registeredCatalina
About 35 registeredFiero
About 34 registeredLE Mans
About 31 registeredGrand Prix
About 23 registeredSilver Streak
About 23 registered

Questions about Pontiac

How many Pontiac models are still registered?
14 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
Which years were the Pontiac vehicles still registered made in?
41 manufacture years from 1955 to 1995.
Which Pontiac model has the most still registered?
Firebird — 30% of every Pontiac still registered (about 507 of about 1,690).
Which Pontiac is rarest for its age?
1965 Bonneville — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1965 vehicles still registered.
Which states have the most Pontiac vehicles registered?
QLD (About 682); VIC (About 297). 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