The beauty of the 1957 BMW 507 Elvis drove in Germany

[Jaime1234]

I am starting this thread by posting photos of 15 versions of chassis # 70079, the 1957 BMW Elvis drove from December 27, 1958 to early 1960 when the car was shipped to the US, as well as several others highlighting its different "looks" after its arrival to the United States in 1960, until its having been found by BMW in 2014 and restored to its original beauty (2014 to 2016), all the way to 28 October of 2022.

i) The 507 with its hardtop, all feather white, the inside black and white
https://scontent.fmga3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/238587323_6015813971793165_1422430008661410863_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=wLcQEqMPLg4AX95ynqS&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-1.fna&oh=00_AfD4P78O42YTW-6RF6aMO3nNll5RUFMOiPkmqZ84biHpAw&oe=64BE092A

ii) The 507, with its soft black top, still feather white body

https://scontent.fmga3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/67556715_2906659769375283_6941584898947809280_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=FJ39KXnnZ2oAX976A4n&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-1.fna&oh=00_AfDktMb-bAODhKy0MvyJj6NeIQHE-wy8FuHY7xXLhevOEg&oe=64DFFB99

iii) The 507, in total convertible mode, still feather white

https://scontent.fmga3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/69625794_2947293308645262_71447412329152512_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=RvmZXev9q-YAX-Wur3V&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-1.fna&oh=00_AfDtH23hxu_wsRxyQGaBkqYNwNdEcS-Y-Ppp2YPDk_qytQ&oe=64E00FB8

iv) The 507, painted Porsche red by Elvis, who left the inside still black and white, in a convertible mode

https://scontent.fmga3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/67459899_2889088457799081_7701750477767049216_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=KLK9PmTxdJ0AX_dTYfQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-1.fna&oh=00_AfB0ODJUErV2ZjJdnbffTryuP-F7G1HWzZDTz7gB1w9A3A&oe=64E01BC5

v) The 507 after its being shipped to the US, painted black on the outside, including its hard top, and red on the inside by its 1962 owner, the infamous DJ Tommy Charles

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/272094530_6922769184430968_3882980459394301152_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=c39NuUQYgDYAX8qwNDD&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfA3BsYHukyfDFvtzVpxmb-56fCjQ-HjkrJtB-97pvyLuQ&oe=64BD38C8

vii) the 507, repainted red by Charles. Here the black hard top is lost and is later to be replaced by a soft one, also black

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/84101212_3513302572044330_8009283914415734784_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=RkwBNrMnvisAX8cSb0n&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfCwlNZKlPD9rBam83FhBd7aJ6OPomzZmmfq9qBB9saR3A&oe=64E014F0


viii) the 507, now sold to its next to last owner, still red on the outside and inside with its soft black top

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/84022351_3513207928720461_2613685378565013504_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=k94uL8gFrSUAX_9Lghn&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfA_qdAjKhkwiTkOdHPc0d99NIZYiE_EPwY3ht16VXMRIg&oe=64E00D99

ix) the 507, with its last owner, still red on the inside and outside, in convertible mode in 1968,

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/86488963_3534100023297918_7336032255871025152_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=1KGYdl5UV_sAX9sWy_s&_nc_oc=AQnMj-a4aIFGPhLoAmeJm4pwAj0Md5MqKzSbMVu58gr7l3kwulWCrAYaIJ9jL0GU070&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfBa6IKFNcEb8bZDzSufB9mDlGn2hAFZycwYveG2DAfExw&oe=64E001A5


x) the 507 in 2014, being shipped to Germany after being found that year. Red interior and exterior, black soft top.

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/69921894_2979919902049269_5993414140427763712_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=es7VTefxvrYAX_ia_bI&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfBIxQYd3y8jzE648_ThrxNttw9RO2dRZajkBz9aA5Thwg&oe=64E01145


xi) the 507 during its two year restoration, now back to its original color, feather white exterior, with both white hard top and black soft top, and with black and white interior, as seen in the following photos.

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/67925410_2918582051516388_6347008318187241472_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=n0grUT3b2OYAX992J8J&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfB74mm1xT5JUzXnGgko5tfm_eoMFN_HdlNW-Gurv4rPtQ&oe=64E011E9

xii) The 507 with its soft black top, as well as a replica of its 1958 Armed Services plates.
https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2018/08/18/15346138129387.jpg


xii) The 507 in convertible mode.

https://scontent.fmga3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/314955671_8328059317235274_1309298516977083905_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=7oinvN7wXRsAX-0tPjC&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-1.fna&oh=00_AfBgbB6qc-TlgU_BsQ7ugm2gYZBvkgWhECcw6Xi9Uun_qA&oe=64BCC815


xiii) Only known photo of the inside of the 507 during the time Elvis had it. Those are his boots, on the back of the driver's seat.

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/83914367_3538935202814400_8594166994507399168_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=Ia4o-ofkoh4AX8HmNS5&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfAVaeBqeNVU-z0b7GpJuSORDylOvbRcYlaR6jUkSyR1JQ&oe=64E01A29

xiv) the interior of the 507 today, as photographed at the BMW Museum in Munich, looking exactly as it was in 1958.

https://scontent.fmga3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/69423243_2947971981910728_3579887668219084800_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=Fe1Pp4y7azEAX_wW0lJ&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-2.fna&oh=00_AfB_zd6yDwyYyM8DKHyXJCTlAVyHsdT3NpPjYB_DGW0KWQ&oe=64DFFAF3


Last known photp of the 507, at the Oslo auto show.

https://scontent.fmga3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/317636525_8430723533635518_7102822280075996988_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=0debeb&_nc_ohc=tUEfosIHOkQAX-Gx2lQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fmga3-1.fna&oh=00_AfDEW0CYZ68OQWB4Jy8R6pHocLAXGlK-_2CPgsY248mWiA&oe=64BDB5EB

Hope you enjoyed seeing the different looks of the car..













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[Markus K.]

Posting the pictures instead of links would be much nicer in my opinion. I really hate to click links that read suspicious.
Thanks for your research and sharing the links to the pictures though.

The 507 with its hardtop, all feather white, the inside black and white



The 507, with its soft black top, still feather white body



The 507, in total convertible mode, still feather white



The 507, painted Porsche red by Elvis, who left the inside still black and white, in a convertible mode



The 507 after its being shipped to the US, painted black on the outside, including its hard top, and red on the inside by its 1962 owner, the infamous DJ Tommy Charles



The 507, repainted red by Charles. Here the black hard top is lost and is later to be replaced by a soft one, also black



The 507, now sold to its next to last owner, still red on the outside and inside with its soft black top



The 507, with its last owner, still red on the inside and outside, in convertible mode in 1968



The 507 in 2014, being shipped to Germany after being found that year. Red interior and exterior, black soft top



The 507 during its two year restoration, now back to its original color, feather white exterior, with both white hard top and black soft top, and with black and white interior, as seen in the following photos





The 507 with its soft black top, as well as a replica of its 1958 Armed Services plates.



Only known photo of the inside of the 507 during the time Elvis had it. Those are his boots, on the back of the driver's seat.



The interior of the 507 today, as photographed at the BMW Museum in Munich, looking exactly as it was in 1958.



Last known photp of the 507, at the Oslo auto show.

[Jaime1234]

Posting the pictures instead of links would be much nicer in my opinion. I really hate to click links that read suspicious.
Thanks for your research and sharing the links to the pictures though.

The 507 with its hardtop, all feather white, the inside black and white



The 507, with its soft black top, still feather white body



The 507, in total convertible mode, still feather white



The 507, painted Porsche red by Elvis, who left the inside still black and white, in a convertible mode



The 507 after its being shipped to the US, painted black on the outside, including its hard top, and red on the inside by its 1962 owner, the infamous DJ Tommy Charles



The 507, repainted red by Charles. Here the black hard top is lost and is later to be replaced by a soft one, also black



The 507, now sold to its next to last owner, still red on the outside and inside with its soft black top



The 507, with its last owner, still red on the inside and outside, in convertible mode in 1968



The 507 in 2014, being shipped to Germany after being found that year. Red interior and exterior, black soft top



The 507 during its two year restoration, now back to its original color, feather white exterior, with both white hard top and black soft top, and with black and white interior, as seen in the following photos





The 507 with its soft black top, as well as a replica of its 1958 Armed Services plates.



Only known photo of the inside of the 507 during the time Elvis had it. Those are his boots, on the back of the driver's seat.



The interior of the 507 today, as photographed at the BMW Museum in Munich, looking exactly as it was in 1958.



Last known photp of the 507, at the Oslo auto show.

I dont know how to do it. Can you teach me?

[Markus K.]

I just put your links into the image tags - [img]your link to an image here[\img]
You can also easily use the funktion provided by the forum by clicking on the icon "Insert image".
Clicking there will bring up a dialogue box where you can paste the link to the image.

Hopefully this was helpful to you.

[Jaime1234]

A short story of the $9m PLUS chassis #70079, 1957 BMW 507 UNIT, THE MOST VAUABLE BMW IN THE WORLD.