1958 BMW 507 Series II Roadster
- Engine
- 3.2L V8, 152 PS, four-speed manual gearbox
- Colour
- Cream with matching wheels
Chassis 70143 is a BMW 507 Series II Roadster completed on 12 June 1958 and originally delivered to Casa dell'Automobili in Rome, finished in Dolomite Grey. One of just 252 examples built, it is styled by Albrecht von Goertz and powered by the 152 PS M507/1 V8. After appearing at a Geneva auction in 1973, it passed to a prominent Swiss BMW dealer who commissioned a restoration; photographs of that work appear in Michael Kliebenstein's 2020 publication SuperFinds. More recently the car formed part of a museum collection and is now presented in cream with red leather.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €1,917,500 (≈ $2.11M)
- 1958-08-19 →Factory deliveryCasa dell'Automobili, Romepartial documentation
Initial delivery recipient in Rome; the car was originally finished in Dolomite Grey. Nothing further is known of its history from this point until 1973.
- → 1973-03-01Unknown owner(s) prior to 1973 Geneva auctionnone documentation
The car's whereabouts and ownership between delivery in 1958 and its appearance at a Geneva auction in early 1973 are not documented.
- 1973-03-01 → 2013AuctionProminent Swiss BMW dealerpartial documentation
Believed to have acquired the car at the March 1973 Geneva auction and commissioned a restoration; mid-restoration photographs appear in a 2020 publication.
- 2013 →Private saleAutomotive museum (consignor)partial documentation
Purchased from the Swiss dealer in 2013 and incorporated into a museum display; static exhibition means the car will need mechanical assessment before road use.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was carried out while the car was in the custody of the Swiss BMW dealer; progress photographs were later published in Michael Kliebenstein's SuperFinds (2020).
The precise date and scope of the restoration are not stated, other than that it occurred during the dealer's ownership between 1973 and 2013.
- —Inspection
A mechanical inspection is noted as necessary before the car is returned to road use, owing to its period of static museum display.
This inspection had not yet been carried out as of the time of cataloguing.
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