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Ford Classic: how many are still registered?

308still registered

Ford Classic cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

112 of the survivors (36.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

Every car drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.

Declared off-road (SORN)112 · 36.3%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Ford Classic nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

Ford Classic vans3still reg.

By year

All 308 surviving Ford Classic cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. DVLA records a build year for only 88 of them; the rest are registered without one and cannot be placed on the year-built bars.

Year built1933 → 1972
40200
19331972
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On the road over time

Total Ford Classic cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

299
19942026: 299
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Ford Classic cars split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

1101cc to 1200cc4 cars · 1.2%
1201cc to 1300cc4 cars · 1.2%
1301cc to 1400cc103 cars · 33.4%
1401cc to 1500cc119 cars · 38.6%
1501cc to 1600cc51 cars · 16.5%
1601cc to 1700cc5 cars · 1.6%
1701cc to 1800cc4 cars · 1.2%
2001cc to 2100cc4 cars · 1.2%
3501cc to 3600cc2 cars · 0.6%
4701cc to 4800cc2 cars · 0.6%
5601cc to 5700cc2 cars · 0.6%
Other sizes (8)8 cars · 2.5%

Fuel

Petrol307 · 99.6%
Diesel1 · 0.3%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.