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 BMW 507
 BMW 507
The BMW 507 TS is a roadster produced by BMW from 1956 to 1959.
The BMW 507 TS, or "Touring Sport," was the brainchild of BMW importer Max Hoffman, who in 1954 persuaded the BMW
management to produce a roadster version of the BMW 501 and BMW 502 saloons that could compete with Jaguar and
Mercedes-Benz sports cars. Hoffman pushed for designer Albrecht "Zeppo" Goertz, who also designed the contemporary
BMW 503, as the designer, over existing designs by Ernst Loof, whose sketches Hoffman felt were not commercially viable.
Goertz was hired by BMW in November 1954. BMW engineer Fritz Friedler was assigned to design the mechanical package,
using existing components wherever possible.
Intended to revive BMW's sporting image, the 507 instead took BMW to the edge of bankruptcy -- the company's losses
for 1959 were DM 15 million. The company lost money on each 507 built, and production was terminated in late 1959.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_507
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