{"id":294768,"date":"2020-08-07T17:50:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=294768"},"modified":"2024-03-01T21:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:51:29","slug":"bmw-507","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bmw-507\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW 507 &#8211; The 1950s Roadster that near Bankrupted the Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Some cars are designed to get us from A to B, and nothing more. And then there are icons &#8211; cars that leave their mark, monumental creations of a certain era in the automotive world. The BMW 507 is most certainly not just a car. Even though the 507 was by no means a financial success, its place in automotive history will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>It was a car born essentially out of a need for a cheaper, alternative version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/mercedes-benz-300sl-roadster-car-profile\/\">Mercedes 300SL<\/a>. The 507 was supposed to be the car that would close the gap between the cheap British MG roadsters and the pricier Porsche and Mercedes roadsters. But it turned out to be much more than an affordable 300SL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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