Elvis BMW 507 "lost & found" on display at the BMW Museum

MRV99 · 07-24-2014, 01:03 PM

So this is the real Elvis 507. I have read so many stories about who what where the Elvis 507 was and if it still existed. What I find amusing is that if you are a person who is purchasing a 507, you would think the first thing you would do is to see if it was "the Elvis Car", but then again, it just sat in his warehouse with all his other classic restores. Amazing this sat that long and it finally shows up.

m_thompson · 07-24-2014, 01:03 PM

I met Albrecht Goertz, the body designer of the 507 (and others), at a BMW CCA meet in Rochester, NY. He was surprised at the attention he got for a 507 design because he won many more awards for his kitchen appliance designs.

egearberk · 07-24-2014, 01:32 PM

This car looks so sad. It needs love for sure

Dackelone · 07-24-2014, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

http://ranwhenparked.net/2014/07/24/...-507-roadster/

Always thought the 507 was among the sharpest looking sports cars....ever.

^^Thanks for that link. That explains a lot about the King's "lost" 507 serial number #70079.

Dackel

skier · 07-24-2014, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NAV8TT

Wouldn't that be an old Z4?

nope, make the z8

Doctor J · 07-24-2014, 04:51 PM

How come the odometer has no miles on it???

bradleyland · 07-24-2014, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor J

How come the odometer has no miles on it???

Dubious indeed.

ken1137 · 07-24-2014, 08:40 PM

very cool

ORIGIN M. · 07-24-2014, 09:24 PM

Great story of the King and his wonderful car about to be retuned to complete perfection.

I cannot wait to see the results!

StealYourFace · 07-24-2014, 09:57 PM

Wow, that's a great story.

Garcia's 3.0cs is in better shape though (and half as old) http://laser--wolf.tumblr.com/post/6...1973-bmw-3-0cs

kgaler · 07-25-2014, 10:35 AM

That model almost put BMW out of business. They lost money on all of them. $5K in the 50's was a LOT of money.

Still, it's cool.

2011CrazE89 · 07-25-2014, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by debdoub

I hate to break it for you fellow bimmer but the Z4 handling is awful, moreover the 507 closest successor is the classic Z8.

I said lines not handling

G80indy · 07-25-2014, 01:45 PM

What a cool story and the restoration will be much celebrated.

Dackelone · 07-25-2014, 06:29 PM

More (old)historical info on this car from Bimmer Magazine...

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http://www.bimmer-mag.com/issues/119...1#.U9LZ5fmSzWs

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http://www.bimmer-mag.com/news-blog/...y#.U9gaxfmSzWt

RPChan · 07-26-2014, 01:56 AM

The Z8 is definitely a tribute to the 507. While there were certainly thousands more Z8's manufactured they are certainly becoming a modern collectible.

Ringer · 07-26-2014, 12:05 PM

Stunning! I really love the 507 model.

Lucky owner

Bandit6 · 07-27-2014, 12:47 PM

Nice to see the car, the King, and the photos from Ray Barracks. I was there in the same battalion and barracks that Elvis served in when we closed it down in 2007.

Dackelone · 07-27-2014, 03:06 PM

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Nice to see the car, the King, and the photos from Ray Barracks. I was there in the same battalion and barracks that Elvis served in when we closed it down in 2007.

^^That's pretty cool. I've often heard that in Graf(Grafenwöhr) there is a plaque where Elvis qualified his weapons training at the range there. I find it kind of hard to believe the guys from Frankfurt would travel all the way to Graf for "weapons" training. ?

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http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/....mjkzFAoR.dpbs

Bandit6 · 07-27-2014, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

That's pretty cool. I've often heard that in Graf(Grafenwöhr) there is a plaque where Elvis qualified his weapons training at the range there. I find it kind of hard to believe the guys from Frankfurt would travel all the way to Graf for "weapons" training. ?

I have not seen such a plaque but Graf is a large training area. We had a plaque commemorating Elvis's service on the kaserne and lots of memorabilia scattered about.

American tank crews stationed across Germany routinely travelled to Graf to for weapons qualification training. We used to go twice a year to train tank gunnery. We would ship the tanks and troops by rail, though some soldiers convoyed the trucks on the autobahn.

Dackelone · 07-27-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MRV99

So this is the real Elvis 507. I have read so many stories about who what where the Elvis 507 was and if it still existed. What I find amusing is that if you are a person who is purchasing a 507, you would think the first thing you would do is to see if it was "the Elvis Car", but then again, it just sat in his warehouse with all his other classic restores. Amazing this sat that long and it finally shows up.

Yup, it's an amazing story. One that will have a happy ending in two years time...

ykkrox · 07-28-2014, 02:13 AM

Damnit! Makes me want to check every single barn in the US.

Dackelone · 07-28-2014, 06:52 PM

Found some pics of what the "Elvis' 507 Lost & Found" display looks like in the lobby of the Museum...

http://www.bmwgroup-classic.com/bmw_...507_elvis.html

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