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Auction history

1940 Ford Custom California

VIN 185668852

As of October 7, 2026, this 1940 Ford Custom California has been to auction once: bid to $46,000 on Bring a Trailer in August 2026 without selling.

1940 Ford Custom CaliforniaPhoto: Bring a Trailer

Every time it’s been to auction

1 appearance. Oldest first.

  1. Aug 2026Bid to $46,000, not soldBring a Trailer

What Custom California convertibles sell for

Only 6 Custom California convertibles have sold in the past three years, too few to mark a range.

What the listing said

SamWhen it sold in December 2025, the listing gave 19,000 miles.

Other Custom Californias that sold

Newest first. Each one opens its own history.

Questions

What did this car last sell for?
It has not sold at auction. The highest bid was $46,000 on Bring a Trailer in August 2026.
How many times has it been to auction?
Once: 0 sales and 1 unsold attempt.
How does its last sale compare with others?
It has not sold, so there is no sale to compare.
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 range is where most of those sales landed. Where there aren’t enough sales to say something, we say that instead.

How Sam decides →

GoAskSam links to every sale. Bidding happens on the auction site.