Bmw 507 Price

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Bmw 507 price. Bmw had missed hoffman s 5 000 price target by a wide margin the 507 s initial us selling price being set at 9 000 more than double the cost of a ford thunderbird or chevrolet corvette. The 507 was hand built at a price that eventually reached over 11 000 which was a towering sum for any car at the time and it was discontinued after only two and a half years and 252 examples. Automobile importer max hoffman who in 1954 persuaded the bmw management to produce a roadster version of the bmw 501 and bmw 502 saloons to fill the gap between the expensive mercedes benz 300sl and the cheap and underpowered triumph and mg sports cars. The basic lines of the 507 went on to inspire one of the greatest modern bmw designs including the z8 which became its spiritual successor in the.

High end automotive auctioneers rm sotherby s is listing a stunning 1959 bmw 507 roadster series ii to go under the hammer today. Bmw introduced their 507 roadster in 1956. The bmw 507 was planned with an eye to the us market with a 5000 price tag. Initially intended to be exported to the united states at a rate of thousands per year it ended up being too expensive resulting in a total production figure of 252 cars and heavy losses for bmw.

Write review and win 200 review sell car. Bmw 507 at classic driver we offer a worldwide selection of bmw 507s for sale. The small production run was due to the inadvertent doubling of the price target once it came out and the 507s propensity for high prices continues as the ebay listing is currently over 500k with the reserve unmet. The bmw 507 is a roadster that was produced by bmw from 1956 to 1959.

We have 142 listings for bmw 507 us from 999. Unfortunately due to high development costs high price and lack of interest the 507 was an expensive poor selling car. Bmw 507 for sale us. Use the filters to narrow down your selection based on price year and mileage to help find your dream bmw 507.

Find bmw 507 at the lowest price. Price year miles location. This is an exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a bmw 507. When it reached the market it was double the planned price thus whilst intending to compete with the mercedes benz 300sl its higher price meant low sales volume only 10 of those of the 300 sl and then mainly on the european markets.

In the uk one could buy two jaguar xk150s for the price of a single 507. The bmw 507 was conceived by u s. Intended to be based on the bmw 501 platform the 507 was created largely by the urging of bmw s american importer.