1957 BMW 507
BMW will continue their centenary
celebrations throughout this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, which will kick
off on June 23.
Opening the Moving Motoring Show will be
Lord March himself, who will drive a 1957 BMW 507 sports car up the 1.16-mile
long course.
Produced between 1956 and 1959 in just
252 units, the BMW 507 was the vehicle of choice for stars like Elvis Presley
or Frank Sinatra, who were mesmerized of its performance. Propelling it up to a
top speed of 196 km/h was a 3.2-liter V8 engine, pumping out 155 HP,
sent to the rear wheels through a ZF four-speed manual transmission.
Back in the mid-'50s, the roadster used
to cost a fortune - US$ 9,000, and things haven’t changed in modern times either,
as it's quite common for pristine examples, in "Concours" form, to go
for as much as US$ 2.5 million, but a "Fair" model won't go easy on your
bank account either, as it's estimated by Hagerty to cost almost US$ 1,5 million.
