1934
Edsel Ford personally titled the Speedster Sept. 21, 1934 and garaged the vehicle on the Edsel Ford estate at Gaukler Point in Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich.

1943
Upon his death in May, the Speedster, valued at $200 was bequeathed to his wife, Eleanor Clay Ford.

1944
Speedster sold, most likely in late 1944, and while enroute to Miami, is believed to have been sold again to a buyer in Atlanta for $1,000.

1947
Shipped to Los Angeles and placed it in storage.

1948
A classified advertisement in the May issue of Road & Track read:

Especially constructed Ford Chassis. Aluminum body built for Edsel Ford. Now powered with special Mercury Engine. Priced reasonably at $2,500. COACHCRAFT, LTD, 8671 Melrose Ave.

In black and white photos of the car, it appears to be painted black or red. There is a radio antenna on the cowl. The Mercury engine was modified with a Thickstun dual carburetor intake manifold, a "speed cam," and Edelbrock high-compression cylinder heads.

1952
Appeared in Auto Sport Review, photographed in Hollywood with an aspiring actress named Lynn Bari.

1957
Driven or transported back to Georgia

1958
Registered in Florida as a 1940 "Ford custom-built speedster." Sold for $603 to John Pallasch, a U.S. Navy sailor. It was painted red with coordinating red leather upholstery, which may have been done for an appearance in a Hollywood film. Film has not been located.

1960
Pallasch partially dissembled the engine for a rebuild, shipped out to Vietnam, and, upon his return, the engine had seized.

1999
Bill Warner, founder of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, bought the Speedster from Pallasch. According to Warner, "The Speedster was sitting in the Pallasch garage, covered with junk and tin cans, so no one would know it was there. Remarkably, it was complete expect for the wheel discs. The speedometer read just over 19,000 miles."

On his way back to Amelia Island, Warner visited Bob Gregorie who was 91 years old and residing in St. Augustine, Florida. Warner reported that Mr. Gregorie came out of his house, smiled and said, "I haven't seen it since 1940. The old girl still looks pretty good for her age." According to Warner, Gregorie confirmed that the Speedster was originally dark gray with gray leather upholstery. He also commented that the Speedster "looked really good in red."

Warner considered a complete restoration of the car to the Speedster's first iteration, but decided to preserve the Edsel Speedster's remarkable patina. He touched up the paint and rebuilt the engine, retaining the Thickstun dual carburetor manifold and removing the Edelbrock heads.

2008
Warner sold the Speedster at an RM Amelia Island Auction in March for $1.76 million to Texas collector John O'Quinn. After O'Quinn's untimely death in 2009, Edsel Ford II arranged for the Speedster's purchase for permanent display at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate.

2010
In August, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House sent the Speedster to RM Restorations in Blenheim, Ontario, where it was closely examined, extensively photographed and then carefully and completely dismantled.

2011
The restored Model 40 Special Speedster was unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 19, 2011.