BMW 507

BMW 507, Albrecht von Goertz for BMW
Stefan Krause, Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0

A roadster with a long bonnet and slim kidneys, intended for the American market.

The BMW 507 was so expensive to make that only about 250 were built, and it lost money. Elvis Presley bought one while serving as a soldier in Germany.

Materials: Steel chassis, aluminium body; V8 engine

Manufacture: Made in Munich; the body was shaped by hand.

The wide, horizontal kidneys of the grille.

The air outlets behind the front wheels.