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Ford Thunderbird: how many are still registered?

342still registered

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

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 344 (2026 Q1) - 99.4% of that peak survives.

87 of the survivors (25.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

99.4% survives 2026 Q1 peak: 344

Declared off-road (SORN)87 · 25.4%

Derivatives

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

Ford Thunderbird vans1still reg.

By year

All 342 surviving Ford Thunderbird cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1967 → 2006
20100
19672006
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On the road over time

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

340
2002log scale2026: 340
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Ford Thunderbird 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

301cc to 400cc4 cars · 1.1%
2001cc to 2100cc2 cars · 0.5%
3601cc to 3700cc2 cars · 0.5%
3701cc to 3800cc2 cars · 0.5%
3801cc to 3900cc4 cars · 1.1%
3901cc to 4000cc41 cars · 11.9%
4501cc to 4600cc2 cars · 0.5%
4601cc to 4700cc3 cars · 0.8%
4701cc to 4800cc19 cars · 5.5%
4801cc to 4900cc9 cars · 2.6%
5001cc to 5100cc8 cars · 2.3%
5101cc to 5200cc44 cars · 12.8%
5201cc to 5300cc7 cars · 2.0%
5401cc to 5500cc2 cars · 0.5%
5701cc to 5800cc16 cars · 4.6%
5801cc to 5900cc15 cars · 4.3%
5901cc to 6000cc2 cars · 0.5%
6001cc to 6100cc2 cars · 0.5%
6201cc to 6300cc3 cars · 0.8%
6301cc to 6400cc51 cars · 14.9%
6401cc to 6500cc58 cars · 16.9%
6501cc to 6600cc12 cars · 3.5%
6601cc to 6700cc4 cars · 1.1%
7001cc to 7100cc14 cars · 4.0%
7501cc to 7600cc6 cars · 1.7%
Other sizes (10)10 cars · 2.9%

Fuel

Petrol341 · 99.7%
Diesel1 · 0.2%

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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.