1956 BMW 503 coupe - Classic Car Sales USA

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The BMW 503 is a two-plus-two-seater two-door sports car manufactured by Bayerische Motoren Werke. The V-engine developed for the BMW 502 sedan was, and remained for a long time, the only German cast aluminum eight-cylinder. It served as the basis for an ambitious sports car project, which Commercial Director Hanns Grewenig pushed through against the wishes of BMW's chief engineer at the time, Kurt Donath. An initial body design by Veritas initiator Ernst Loof was rejected by BMW management. Instead, Grewenig commissioned Albrecht Graf von Goertz, who had already designed the BMW 507 through the mediation of American importer Max Hoffman, to design a luxury pontoon-shaped sports car with a classic BMW kidney grille. After 18 months of development, the BMW 503 and BMW 507 appeared at the International Motor Show in September 1955. The trade press and the public were enthusiastic. Although the BMW 503 received gold medals from the juries of the beauty contests in Cannes, Rome, Lisbon, Vienna, and Wiesbaden, the car did not become a major sales success, which was mainly due to the high price: in May 1956, BMW asked 29.

Mileage 1.766 km

Year of construction 1956

Color black

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Exterior ColourBlack
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