1949 Ford Custom
IAAI 39785162 98BA137319
Fresh water flood · 999,999 mi · Lennox, SD, USA
FinalBid / Copart + IAAI
FinalBid holds 75 completed Copart and IAAI auctions for Ford Custom. Across 65 recorded USD final bids, the median sold price is $3,050. Most of those cars were sold with minor dents & scratches. Half of the 9 verified odometer readings sit above 65,457 mi. The oldest auction in the archive closed in Nov 15, 2019, the newest in Aug 19, 2026. The Ford Custom auction archive — what it actually sells for at Copart and IAAI, lot by lot. The final bids below come from completed auctions, so they show what buyers committed rather than what sellers hoped for — and the sale history across model years tells you where the Ford Custom stops losing value.
IAAI 39785162 98BA137319
Fresh water flood · 999,999 mi · Lennox, SD, USA
Copart 47530684 B3DG170366
Burn — engine · 926,713 mi · Oklahoma City, OK, USA
IAAI 39255535 BOSP161575
Front end · 6,688 mi · Fort Pierce, FL, USA
IAAI 39768483 8P51F146885
Side · 999,999 mi · Puyallup, WA, USA
Copart 52416214 A4DG135635
Minor dents & scratches · 60,310 mi · Concord, NC, USA
Copart 48241194 B0DA176516
Minor dents & scratches · 999,999 mi · Waco, TX, USA
IAAI 39127068 A4DG135635
Unknown · 60,310 mi · Lincoln, AR, USA
Copart 76582183 98BA668288
Burn — engine · 999,999 mi · Wichita, KS, USA
Copart 68067623 273909
Top/roof · 81,313 mi · Bismarck, ND, USA
Copart 68124863 B0LU113094
Side · 58,895 mi · Dyer, IN, USA
Copart 66209863 B1AT119949
Water/flood · 10,862 mi · Danville, VA, USA
Copart 65387533 F50C9E48184
Normal wear · 39,468 mi · Harrisburg, PA, USA
Copart 46431003 98BA349004
All over · 11,035 mi · Dallas, TX, USA
Copart 49693823 B0AT141125
Minor dents & scratches · 45,010 mi
Copart 73054362 A3RG128421
Normal wear · 8,130 mi · Harrisburg, PA, USA
Copart 67959312 B0NR139910
Front end · 81,508 mi · Hampton, VA, USA
Copart 66110602 MI0041A217X072004
Water/flood · 999,999 mi
Copart 36703043 B7AG186245
Burn · 999,999 mi · Altoona, PA, USA
IAAI 34838111 C9EG174516
All over · 24,880 mi · Templeton, MA, USA
Copart 37464061 B3LG142564
Minor dents & scratches · 37,483 mi · San Bernardino, CA, US...
| Year | Auctions | Final bids | Median final bid | Average final bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | 3 | 3 | $275 | $745 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1959 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1954 | 3 | 3 | $5,900 | $5,158 |
| 1953 | 9 | 8 | $2,150 | $3,213 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1951 | 3 | 3 | $650 | $1,962 |
| 1950 | 11 | 11 | $3,375 | $7,045 |
| 1949 | 10 | 8 | $3,125 | $3,316 |
| 1948 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1946 | 3 | 3 | $850 | $2,167 |
| 1940 | 8 | 5 | $4,100 | $6,840 |
| 1939 | 5 | 4 | $10,900 | $11,413 |
| 1938 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1937 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1933 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1932 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1927 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
75 completed Copart and IAAI auctions, with sale dates between Nov 15, 2019 and Aug 19, 2026.
Across 65 recorded USD sales the median final bid is $3,050, with the average pulled to $5,224 by the outliers at either end.
minor dents & scratches leads, on 16% of the auctions — worth knowing before you read the low end of the sold-price range.
Half of the 9 verified odometer readings sit above 65,457 mi and half below it.
Work from the median final bid on this page, then adjust for the repair in front of you. A Ford Custom with light front-end damage and keys sits near the top of the sold-price range; a water loss without keys sits at the bottom.
Usually yes, and not evenly. Open the year links to see where the Ford Custom final-bid curve flattens — that flat stretch is where salvage buying tends to pay best.
No. These are auction results for damaged or salvage Ford Custom vehicles — the price at the close of the sale, before transport, fees and repair. Retail value sits well above them.
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