CrzRsn's BMW 507 Tag

Hi! Thanks for picking up me up! Hope you like my ride! My mission is to travel the world by getting dropped in as many caches as possible. Please do not pick me up and take me for visits from cache to cache, but drop me off as soon as possible as I want to continue my journey with as many different people as possible. If you are visitng multiple caches at once with me in your pocket, I would rather you not do "visit" style logs. Thanks so much!
 

My home is in Michigan, but I'm starting my journey on xx xx, xx while on a trip through xx. Lets see how far I can go!

The BMW 507 is a luxury grand touring convertible that was produced by German automobile manufacturer BMW from 1956 until 1959. Originally planned for export to the United States at thousands per year, the car proved too costly, leading to just 252 units produced and major financial losses for BMW. Decades later, however, at least three dozen surviving examples became highly coveted at public auctions, making them the most valuable BMWs ever built in the brand’s 100+ year history.

The BMW 507 was conceived by American automobile importer Max Hoffman who, in 1954, persuaded the BMW management to produce a roadster version of the BMW 501 and BMW 502 saloons to fill the gap between the expensive Mercedes-Benz 300SL and the cheap and underpowered Triumph and MG sports cars. BMW engineer Fritz Fiedler was assigned to design the rolling chassis, using existing components wherever possible. Early body designs by Ernst Loof were rejected by Hoffman, who found them to be unappealing. In November 1954, at Hoffman's insistence, BMW contracted designer Albrecht von Goertz to design the BMW 503 and the 507.

More about the 507 here!