BMW 507 - Revision history

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	~~Please include any external sites that were used in collaborating this data, including manufacturer sites, in this section~~.		* [http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080328.011/classic-video-bmw-507 Classic Video: BMW 507]

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	The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were hand-built between 1955-1960 (1 of which was a prototype), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. The U.S. model was equipped with an additional ten ponies of horsepower. The 507 was available as a 2 door roadster with or without a removable hardtop. One of the two 507s purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. When the car was sold at auction it was no longer owned by the Presley family. Though Ursula ~~Andrews~~ was given the 507 by Presley sometime after returning home from service. In 1964 the car once owned by Presley was seen with a 289 Cobra in place of the original engine.		The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were hand-built between 1955-1960 (1 of which was a prototype), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. The U.S. model was equipped with an additional ten ponies of horsepower. The 507 was available as a 2 door roadster with or without a removable hardtop. One of the two 507s purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. When the car was sold at auction it was no longer owned by the Presley family. Though Ursula Andress was given the 507 by Presley sometime after returning home from service. In 1964 the car once owned by Presley was seen with a 289 Cobra in place of the original engine.

	The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, who later contributed to designing the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 never made it to production. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.		The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, who later contributed to designing the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 never made it to production. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.

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 The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, who later contributed to designing the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 never made it to production. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.
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Capt507@sbcglobal.net at 12:37, 30 June 2007

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	The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were ~~produced~~ between 1955-1960 (1 of which was a prototype), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. The U.S. model was equipped with an additional ten ponies of horsepower. The 507 was available as a 2 door roadster with or without a removable hardtop. One of the two 507s purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. When the car was sold at auction it was no longer owned by the Presley family. Though Ursula Andrews was given the 507 by Presley sometime after returning home from service.		The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were hand-built between 1955-1960 (1 of which was a prototype), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. The U.S. model was equipped with an additional ten ponies of horsepower. The 507 was available as a 2 door roadster with or without a removable hardtop. One of the two 507s purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. When the car was sold at auction it was no longer owned by the Presley family. Though Ursula Andrews was given the 507 by Presley sometime after returning home from service. In 1964 the car once owned by Presley was seen with a 289 Cobra in place of the original engine.

	The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, ~~was~~ later ~~went on~~ to ~~design~~ the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 ~~was~~ never made it to production ~~but were hand-made for four years~~. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.		The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, who later contributed to designing the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 never made it to production. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.

	=Photos=		=Photos=

Capt507@sbcglobal.net at 12:27, 30 June 2007

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	The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were produced between 1955-1960 (1 of which was a prototype), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. The U.S. model equipped with an additional ten ponies of horsepower. The 507 was available as a 2 door roadster with or without a removable hardtop. One of the two 507s purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. When the car was sold at auction it was no longer owned by the Presley family. Though Ursula Andrews was given the 507 by Presley sometime after returning home from service.		The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were produced between 1955-1960 (1 of which was a prototype), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. The U.S. model was equipped with an additional ten ponies of horsepower. The 507 was available as a 2 door roadster with or without a removable hardtop. One of the two 507s purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. When the car was sold at auction it was no longer owned by the Presley family. Though Ursula Andrews was given the 507 by Presley sometime after returning home from service.

	The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, was later went on to design the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 was never made it to production but were hand-made for four years. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.		The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, was later went on to design the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 was never made it to production but were hand-made for four years. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.

	=Photos==		=Photos=
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:BMW 507 1957 Loewy Custom.jpg\|1957 Raymond Loewy Custom BMW 507		Image:BMW 507 1957 Loewy Custom.jpg\|1957 Raymond Loewy Custom BMW 507
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Capt507@sbcglobal.net at 12:26, 30 June 2007

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	The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were produced between 1955-1960 (2 of which ~~were prototypes~~), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. It was available as ~~either~~ a 2 door roadster or ~~2 door coupe~~. ~~The 507~~ purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. ~~The 507 has been credited as~~ the ~~inspiration for~~ the ~~Z cars of~~ the ~~late 90's and the early 21'st century~~.		The '''BMW 507''' was a design masterpiece, an icon of the 50's and the roadster coupes that were popular in that era. 254 were produced between 1955-1960 (1 of which was a prototype), equipped with a 3168cc OHV V8 producing 155bhp @5000rpm. The U.S. model equipped with an additional ten ponies of horsepower. The 507 was available as a 2 door roadster with or without a removable hardtop. One of the two 507s purchased by Elvis Presley while stationed in Germany with the US Army recently sold at auction for $350 000, with restored examples fetching between $200 000 and $300 000 at auction. When the car was sold at auction it was no longer owned by the Presley family. Though Ursula Andrews was given the 507 by Presley sometime after returning home from service.

	The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, was later went on to design the Datsun 240Z~~. The Toyota 2000GT coupe was also based on one of his prototypes~~. The 507 was produced in two production runs~~; Series 1 and Series 2~~. ~~The Series 2 cars had~~ an ~~updated dashboard. Also,~~ the ~~rear bulkhead was moved~~ back ~~slightly~~ to ~~provide more luggage space~~ behind the seats. ~~42 Series 1 and 210 Series 2 cars~~ were ~~built in the~~ four years ~~the 507~~ was ~~in production~~.		The design was penned by Albrecht von Goertz, a German born, American resident industrial designer, was later went on to design the Datsun 240Z. The 507 was produced in two production runs. Many of the early production 507s were equipped with an optional 55 gallon fuel tank positioned against the seat back and extending as far back as the trunk area. How would you like to get rear-ended with a 55 gallon fuel tank behind your ass? The later productions models were equipped with a 20 gallon fuel tank, storage behind the seats and a conventional trunk. The 507 was never made it to production but were hand-made for four years. The plan was to make 20 each month which never occurred.

	==Photos==		=Photos==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:BMW 507 1957 Loewy Custom.jpg\|1957 Raymond Loewy Custom BMW 507		Image:BMW 507 1957 Loewy Custom.jpg\|1957 Raymond Loewy Custom BMW 507
	</gallery>		</gallery>