Continuing to score parts for the 507 project with these freshly restored roundels. They're impeccable and with everything BMW.... not cheap. If you never knew what BMW stood for, it's "Bring Money With"
The hood roundel is larger and is an unrestored original off a 503, which is what the 507 chassis was based off of. An often misconception of the BMW logo is that it's a spinning propeller. Not so! The issue started with an ad featuring the logo spinning in the place of a propeller in a 1929 ad. Further, an article in 1942 in a BMW journal used a similar image and the legend grew. It's actually a spin off (Get it? Spin off? Propeller? Yeah....i know
) of the origins of BMW which was known as Rapp Motorenwerke. When BMW was branded, the logo was designed after the Rapp logo to rely on the brand recognition and featured the colors of the national flag: blue and white. Just so happens that those colors correspond to a spinning propeller through blue skys when placed in a circle.
There... all you needed to know about the Roundel but were afraid to ask! Next month I head out to get the body made and visit with the owner of the 507 that was found with Elvis' car (blue one) ...and was restored by BMW right along side of it.
Cheers
Dave