The BMW 507 Ultimate Build Thread!!!

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Wes Eisenschenks would be a good person to talk to, he has written several car books, (I even penned a chapter of one of them) Lost Muscle Cars or Diego Rosenberg wrote Selling the American Muscle Car (so much goodness in that book)

They would have good insight.

Ryan W31

[olredalert]

----Dave,,,I've heard a bunch of stuff about self publishing. I would think you should google it (not that you haven't already thought of that) and do your due diligence. There's everything from family tree stuff to full blown books. I have no doubt you will figure it out!. The story will be thrillingly exiting of course! I would expect no less
....Bill S

[big gear head]

I tried writing a book on building rear ends in the early 2000s, but couldn't figure out how to do it. I gave up and as soon as I did there were 3 books that came out on the subject. One of them had a lot of stuff in it that I had posted on web sights when helping other people. I guess I missed my fortune. I hope you figure it out.

[A12pilot]

Thanks, Bill. I appreciate that! Yes, I’ve done a few searches and reached out to a few people so we’ll see what happens. The key is to not use anyone else’s content due to copyright stuff. That shouldn’t be a problem since it will be all my content anyway.

More to come!

Cheers
Dave

[Dave Rifkin]

I know you can count me in for a copy if you decide to publish one.

[useless tony]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-bmw-507/

[A12pilot]

It seems the ones that sell on BaT or other sites have been passed around a lot. Me thinks dealers buy and sell these as I don't think if owned by a true enthusiast, it would be crossing the blocks so many times. This is the third time for this one. The red one at Mecum has had several "no-sales" and there have been a few others. Lots incorrect with that one from a concourse standpoint, but I'd be thrilled with it. Better than a homemade pile of parts built from who knows what!!!

I'll have an update next week on mine!

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

A festabulous day today! "Let the wurd go fourth from this time and place, to Yenkonians and Lurkers alike: Mein 507R ist fertig!!!" Well, at least that's what Google translates it to be. So in English, MY 507R is DONE!!!!!

A six and a half year journey is complete. Is it really ever complete? Don't answer that, since I still need to chrome the bumpers. This was no small endeavour emotionally, spiritually., and most importantly, financially. BMW stands for "Bring Money With" when you head in for service, and nothing about this car could have been further from that truth.

Things learned from the build: Metal shaping, metal de-shaping, the average price per pound of recycled scrap metal, and there is a weight limit for the trash on Thursday. I do know I'll never build another one. Although since taking inventory of leftover parts, I probably could seeing's how I bought multiples of things I forgot I had!

A round of "Thank a Yous" to all of you here. Everyone's encouragement through this endeavor has kept me going when the stumbling blocks were in front of me. Bringing the car to MCACN for you all to see was a highlight for me, and I'm sure a massive disappointment for Bob. More photos to come as I get ready for the last article for the BMW Classic Car Club's Spring edition magazine.

WOOHOO!!!!! Now what do I build next?

Cheers
Dave

[SS427]

Incredible build and was a pleasure watching the past several years. I am proud of what I have built and accomplished over the years but nothing compares to the skills of making one from scratch. Certainly a feather in your hat and a very large one at that.

[AnthonyS]

Das ist gut!