Roadster · Restoration
BMW 507 Roadster
One of the rarest and most beautiful cars BMW ever built — a hand-formed aluminum V8 roadster, just 252 made. Restored in our Texas coachworks and returned to its correct color.
Alloy V8
Engine
1956–59
Model Era
Full Restoration
Scope of Work
The Commission
A rare roadster, set right.
The BMW 507 is the car that nearly bankrupted BMW and made its name beautiful forever — designed by Albrecht Goertz, bodied by hand in aluminum, and powered by BMW's first V8. Only 252 were built between 1956 and 1959. Our example arrived wearing an orangey-red that was never its correct shade, so a central part of the commission was setting that right: the body was taken down and refinished in the proper, deeper red the 507 is famous for — the same color as the car Elvis repainted. Alongside the color correction, the roadster received a thorough mechanical and cosmetic restoration to concours standard.
The Details
Specifications & Project Details
Specifications
Marque & Model
BMW 507 Roadster
Design
Albrecht von Goertz
Body
Hand-formed aluminum
Engine
3.2 L OHV alloy V8 (M507)
Induction
Dual carburetors
Power
Approx. 150 bhp
Gearbox
4-speed ZF manual
Produced
252 built (1956–59)
Project Details
Scope of Work
Full restoration
Paint
Refinished in correct red
Bodywork
Bare-metal aluminum repaint
Mechanical
Rebuilt & sorted
Brightwork
Full replating
Completed
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The Gallery
Every angle, every detail.
Front three-quarter
Rear aspect
Cockpit
Alloy V8
Bodywork detail
On the road
Limited Commissions
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ARTHUR PAYNE & SONS
CLASSIC CAR RESTORATION · TEXAS
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