1958 BMW 507
- Colour
- White
A BMW 507 roadster delivered on 23 April 1958 to Elisabeth Bartels, a gift from her husband Wilhelm, who owned a shoe shop. The car remained in the Bartels family for over four decades, continuously maintained by a single authorised BMW mechanic who upgraded it with front disc brakes some years after delivery. Acquired in 2004 by an admirer who had courted the car since 1983, it received light cosmetic freshening but was never fully restored, leaving it in a notably original state throughout.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €1,776,875 (≈ $1.95M)
- 1958-04-23 → 2004Private saleElisabeth and Wilhelm Bartelspartial documentation
Gifted by Wilhelm Bartels to his wife Elisabeth; the car remained within their family for decades, was regularly serviced by a single authorized BMW mechanic, and received front disc brakes at some point during this period.
- 2004 →Private saleCurrent ownerpartial documentation
First encountered the car in 1983 and pursued the purchase for over twenty years; after acquiring it, carried out minor cosmetic and mechanical freshening, re-registered it in 2005, and used it regularly including at BMW V8 club gatherings.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2004Service
Minor freshening work carried out shortly after the current owner's acquisition: new carpets and hood fitted, Rudge wheels added, and seat upholstery renewed in the original pattern; door panels were left in their original condition.
Work was completed and the car re-registered in 2005.
- —ModificationLocal authorised BMW mechanic
Front disc brakes were installed at the request of the Bartels family by the local authorised BMW mechanic, carried out some years after the car's original delivery.
The brakes were retained by the subsequent owner and remain on the car.
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