1955 BMW 501 Sechszylinder Cabriolet (Baur)
- Engine
- 2.077L overhead-valve inline-six
- Colour
- Ivory
Chassis 49024 is a rare Baur-coachbuilt cabriolet variant of the BMW 501 Sechszylinder, bodied on 20 June 1955 and delivered through a Cologne dealership. Finished in Ivory over green leather, it carries the 2,077 cc overhead-valve straight-six in the later, torquier specification. The car passed through at least six owners, including a Cologne student in 1969, and received a complete bare-shell restoration between 2005 and 2006. Documentation includes period manuals, invoices, photographs, a 1960s German vehicle registration document, and BMW Mobile Tradition build data.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €230,000 – €300,000
- 1955-06-20 →Factory deliveryHopstein & Kaiserfull documentation
BMW dealership in Cologne that took initial delivery of the car; vehicle was subsequently registered in nearby Bergheim with a registration number referencing BMW.
- 1969 →Acquisition unknownJürgen Schwappachpartial documentation
Fifth recorded owner, described as a student at the time; eventually sold the car for 2,000 Deutsche Marks.
- Date unknownPrivate saleSixth ownerpartial documentation
Undertook a comprehensive ground-up restoration of the body between 2005 and 2006.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2006Restoration
Comprehensive rebuild from a bare bodyshell, completed across 2005 and 2006 by the sixth owner.
Work spanned approximately two years; scope described as starting from the stripped shell.
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