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How rare is a Pontiac Catalina?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Pontiac Catalina

Pontiac Catalina

35

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Pontiac Catalina

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10 manufacture years from 1953 to 1975. 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

1968

Busiest manufacture year

About 6 still registered — about 17% of this model’s total.

2.1%

Share of all Pontiac

About 35 of about 1,690 Pontiac vehicles still registered.

10

Build years still on the road

From 1953 to 1975, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 16 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
1953About 38.6%Not ranked
1955About 38.6%Not ranked
1957About 38.6%Not ranked
1960About 38.6%Not ranked
1963About 38.6%Not ranked
1965About 514%Not ranked
1968About 617%Not ranked
1970About 38.6%Not ranked
1971About 38.6%Not ranked
1975About 38.6%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 400,000 cars

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

Spot a Pontiac CatalinaUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

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

Registered count 2021 to 20250255020212022202320242025

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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 21
31 Jan 2022About 18
31 Jan 2023About 22
31 Jan 2024About 28
31 Jan 2025About 35

Age profile of Pontiac Catalina still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1953: About 3 registered19531955: About 3 registered19551957: About 3 registered19571960: About 3 registered19601963: About 3 registered19631965: About 5 registered19651968: About 6 registered19681970: About 3 registered19701971: About 3 registered19711975: About 3 registered1975

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
NSWNot published
VICAbout 6
QLDAbout 16
WANot published
SAAbout 6
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

How matching cars are powered

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

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 27 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered

Questions about the Pontiac Catalina

Which build year of the Pontiac Catalina has the most still registered?
1968 — About 6 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Pontiac vehicles still registered is the Catalina?
2% — about 35 of about 1,690 Pontiac vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Pontiac Catalina vehicles still registered made in?
10 manufacture years from 1953 to 1975.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 16); SA (About 6). 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