1950
Busiest manufacture year
About 6 still registered — about 17% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Standard Vanguard?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Standard Vanguard
36
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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8 manufacture years from 1948 to 1962. 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
100%
Share of all Standard
About 36 of about 36 Standard vehicles still registered.
8
Build years still on the road
From 1948 to 1962, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | About 3 | 8.3% | Not ranked |
| 1949 | About 3 | 8.3% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 6 | 17% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 3 | 8.3% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 6 | 17% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 6 | 17% | Not ranked |
| 1961 | About 6 | 17% | Not ranked |
| 1962 | About 3 | 8.3% | 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 389,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Standard Vanguard.
Spot a Standard VanguardUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Standard Vanguard 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 17 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 17 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 23 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 27 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 36 |
Age profile of Standard Vanguard 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 | About 3 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 12 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 41 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Standard Vanguard
- Which build year of the Standard Vanguard has the most still registered?
- 1950 — About 6 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- What share of all Standard vehicles still registered is the Vanguard?
- 100% — about 36 of about 36 Standard vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Standard Vanguard vehicles still registered made in?
- 8 manufacture years from 1948 to 1962.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 12); 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