1954
Busiest manufacture year
About 7 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Pontiac Chieftain?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Pontiac Chieftain
43
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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11 manufacture years from 1938 to 1958. 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
2.5%
Share of all Pontiac
About 43 of about 1,690 Pontiac vehicles still registered.
11
Build years still on the road
From 1938 to 1958, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 14 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.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | About 3 | 7.0% | Not ranked |
| 1940 | About 3 | 7.0% | Not ranked |
| 1942 | About 3 | 7.0% | Not ranked |
| 1946 | About 3 | 7.0% | Not ranked |
| 1951 | About 4 | 9.3% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 5 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1953 | About 4 | 9.3% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 7 | 16% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 5 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 3 | 7.0% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 3 | 7.0% | 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 325,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Pontiac Chieftain.
Spot a Pontiac ChieftainUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Pontiac Chieftain vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — 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 40 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 32 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 32 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 30 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 43 |
Age profile of Pontiac Chieftain 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
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | Not published |
| VIC | About 6 |
| QLD | About 14 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 33 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Pontiac Chieftain
- Which build year of the Pontiac Chieftain has the most still registered?
- 1954 — About 7 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- What share of all Pontiac vehicles still registered is the Chieftain?
- 3% — about 43 of about 1,690 Pontiac vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Pontiac Chieftain vehicles still registered made in?
- 11 manufacture years from 1938 to 1958.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 14); VIC (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