How much is a Bristol 405 Bristol 405 Bristol Drophead worth?

Turbopedia currently tracks 10 sold results for this generation, with an all-time median sold price of $18,000.

How many auction results are tracked for the 405 Bristol Drophead?

14 total auction results are linked to this generation across 4 auction houses.

Did any Bristol 405 Bristol 405 Bristol Drophead examples fail to sell?

4 reserve-not-met results are currently tracked, with the highest recorded unsold bid at $41,000.

Which variants are currently tracked for the 405 Bristol Drophead?

The current runtime variant set includes 1954Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe, 1955Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe, 1956Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe, 1957Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe, and more.

1954-present

5 variants

4 sources

1954-present Bristol 405 Bristol 405 Bristol Drophead

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Generation Snapshot

10 sold at auction, median $18,000. 14 total results tracked from 4 auction houses.

Reference Image

Pulled from the latest linked sale that includes a thumbnail on the serving surface.

Total Results

14

All linked auction results for this generation.

Sold Count

10

Sold lots with recorded hammer prices.

Unsold Count

4

Reserve-not-met results tracked at auction.

Median Price

$18,000

All-time sold median for this generation.

P25

$2,775

25th percentile sold price.

P75

$25,800

75th percentile sold price.

Low Sale

$220

Lowest sold price captured so far.

High Sale

$84,000

Highest sold price captured so far.

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Metric	Value
Median	$18,000
25th percentile	$2,775
75th percentile	$25,800
Low sale	$220
High sale	$84,000

Recent Sales

Last 20 auction results

Recent listing rows come directly from listings joined through listing_taxonomy.
Date	Title	Source	Price	Status
Sep 6, 2025	1955 Bristol 405 Sports Saloon Chassis no. 405/4119 Engine no. 100-B2-4120	Bonhams	$20,700	Sold
Sep 6, 2025	1957 Bristol 405 Sports Saloon Chassis no. 405/4211	Bonhams	$253	Sold
Sep 6, 2025	1957 Bristol 405 Sports Saloon Chassis no. 405/4211	Bonhams	$473	Sold
Sep 6, 2025	1955 Bristol 405 Sports Saloon Chassis no. 405/4119 Engine no. 100-B2-4120	Bonhams	$38,700	Sold
Sep 7, 2024	1956 Bristol 405 Sports Saloon Chassis no. 405/4039 Engine no. 100-B2-4291	Bonhams	$28,000	Sold
Sep 7, 2024	1956 Bristol 405 Sports Saloon Chassis no. 405/4039 Engine no. 100-B2-4291	Bonhams	$60,200	Sold
Aug 19, 2023	1955 Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe Chassis no. 405/4510 Engine no. 100B2/4217 (see text)	Bonhams	—	Reserve not met
Aug 18, 2023	1955 Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe Chassis no. 405/4510 Engine no. 100B2/4217 (see text)	Bonhams	—	Reserve not met
Nov 3, 2022	1955 BRISTOL 405 SALOON	Collecting Cars	$84,000	Sold
Jun 14, 2022	1955 BRISTOL 405 SALOON	Collecting Cars	—	Reserve not met
Jan 27, 2021	BaT Auction: 1957 Bristol 405 Saloon	Bring a Trailer	—	Reserve not met
Oct 22, 2011	Bristol 405	Classic Analytics	$2,000	Sold
Oct 22, 2011	Bristol 405	Classic Analytics	$5,100	Sold
Oct 19, 2011	Bristol 405	Classic Analytics	$19,200	Sold

Variant Surface

Tracked variants

Variant	Slug
1954Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe	1954bristol-405-drophead-coupe-1954
1955Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe	1955bristol-405-drophead-coupe-1955
1956Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe	1956bristol-405-drophead-coupe-1956
1957Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe	1957bristol-405-drophead-coupe-1957
1958Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe	1958bristol-405-drophead-coupe-1958

Structured FAQ

Generation FAQ

These answers are templated from the live MV row and linked auction records for the route.