The BMW spent two years restoring the car and the King of rock «n» roll. Elvis Presley bought BMW 507 1957 model year in 1958, when he himself was 21, and he served in the Germany. Returning home, he picked up a sports car with him, but after a couple of years sold.
The new owner liked tuning. Of the original parts have survived a few, even under the hood instead of the 3.2-liter V8 was «eight» Chevrolet. Then roadster moved to the collection of Jack Castor, concerned to restore the original look of the car Elvis. Shortly before his death, in 2014, sold 507 museum Castor BMW.
The company's specialists painstakingly began to restore roadster: picking original features reproduced trim, referring to photographs, printed the 3D-printer door handles and windows, built the engine in full compliance with the original specifications...
Body returned the original white color (roadster repainted in red even with Elvis — says the fans overcome with love confessions, which they wrote in lipstick) by car.
During the presentation at Pebble Beach BMW dealer intend to honor the memory of Jack Castor, it's thanks to him roadster King of Rock and Roll is preserved for history.
Photo: open source
Photo: open source
