Within the northeast, Spring has totally sprung. Temps are anticipated to kiss 80 immediately, and after a gentle winter, we now have been having fun with considerable sunshine. The daffodils and tulips are up, the magnolias are blooming, and the pear and cherry timber are explosions of colours!
All of that blue sky beckons us to hop in a roadster to benefit from the open street.
My first excessive HP automobile was a BMW convertible, however the open-top automobile that set the usual was the 507. BMW produced solely 252 of those from 1956 to 1959. The plan was to export hundreds per yr to the US, but it surely was too costly to be a mass-market automobile. US importers had initially projected a $5,000 worth, and gross sales of 5,500 items per yr. However the costly supplies and bespoke hand meeting made 507 promote for nearer to $10,500 — out of attain for many shoppers. That failure led to heavy monetary losses for BMW.
The specs:
3.2 liter V8 engine
4-Velocity Guide
150/160 horsepower
0-60 mph = 11.1 seconds
Prime pace 122 mph
2930 kilos
Too dangerous I couldn’t afford one among these within the Nineteen Nineties — they went for properly underneath $100k; immediately they public sale for $1– 2 million {dollars}. This one, owned for 36 years, is up for public sale, closing bid on Might 2nd.
Supply: Basic Driver
