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BMW 507 is a two-seater sports car appearance and paved the way for the new and elegant designs in the 1950s. While BMW was still recuperating from the impact of the post-war American car importer Max Hoffman convinced the company to create a new car that will fill the gap between the cheaper version of the car Triumph and MG and expensive vehicles Mercedes-Benz. It was their way of trying to recapture the placing on the market of luxury cars and launches brand. In 1955 BMW 507 made his debut and in 1956 started formal production car.

Project

BMW does not only produce a new car, but zrewolucjonizowala idea roadster vehicles. Industrial designer Albrecht von Goertz was the ability to create new sports cars. Lines side elongated with long masks were the main features of the dream cars. Made available to it the same frame with the BMW 503, but simply a shorter by cale 111.6. Unit created manually aluminium made the car sports a very different.

Marketing

1956 BMW 507 was intended to help the company get back on its feet with the post-war crisis. The main objective was to develop thousands of year, but due to its hefty price, total production was only 252 cars. The initial price was only US $ 5000, but due to the high cost of production in Germany, each vehicle has cost US $ 10,500 and in this way, only very few afforded to purchase it. Due to the loss per unit of the company was near bankruptcy and later decided to end its production in 1959.

Popular buyers

Gorgeous design 1956 BMW 507 attracts many famous customers especially celebrities. Popular celebrity buyers were Hans Stuck, John Surtees, Georg Meier and other rich and famous from Germany. The most notable of all is the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, who bought sports cars in 1959, US $ 3, 500. Although purchasers Celebrity 1956 BMW 507 received a good share of the luxury car market.

Legacy

Today, 1956 BMW 507 is one of the most sought after collector sports cars as the project paved the way for the next BMW models of the 1990s. Due to the limited number of each of them can cost a fortune. In various auctions in the world, prices vary, but the highest it has been noted is as high as $ 900,000.

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