What is the highest bid this car has had?

$16,250 on Bring a Trailer in January 2026, and it did not sell.

Auction history

1940 Ford Deluxe

VIN 185881715

This 1940 Ford Deluxe was bid to $16,250 on Bring a Trailer in January 2026 without selling, as of October 24, 2026.

Photo: Bring a Trailer

Every time it’s been to auction

1 appearance. Oldest first.

Ended January 2026 on Bring a Trailer. Bidding reached $16,250. Did not sell.

What Deluxe coupes sell for

11 sales in the past two years.

$14,000$42,000

Most sold between $24,000 and $30,500

What this spec has sold for, last 2 years

Deluxe coupes that sold

The 11 sales behind the range above, in the past two years. Newest first.

Deluxe wagons that sold

3 in the past two years. A different body, so not part of the range above. Newest first.

Deluxe convertibles that sold

10 in the past two years. A different body, so not part of the range above. Newest first.

Deluxe sedans that sold

2 in the past two years. A different body, so not part of the range above. Newest first.

Questions

What is the highest bid this car has had?: $16,250 on Bring a Trailer in January 2026, and it did not sell.
How many times has it been to auction?: Once, without selling.

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Why it looks like this

No chart and no score. Every figure on this page is a hammer price from a real auction, matched to the car’s trim, body and gearbox, converted at the rate on the day it sold, with the replicas, projects and odd sales set aside. The typical range of those sales. Where there aren’t enough sales to say something, the page says so instead.

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