About two years ago, I put together a short feature on the BMW 507, intended for a future issue of Sports & Exotic Car. Little did we know our ace contributor Karl Ludvigsen
was also at work on a similar piece. When Karl's piece came in, editor
Craig Fitzgerald found the two covered a lot of the same ground, and
decided to go with the Ludvigsen version for the upcoming October issue
(HS&EC 50).
But if you read both, you'll find some places where the tale diverges. Ludvigsen, it's safe to assume, drew on his famous Library
for his information. On the other hand, the owner of the 507 I
photographed was a personal friend of designer Albrecht Graf Goertz,
and had his own trove of BMW factory and other period materials.
In the big scheme of things, the differences are minor, but it's
little mysteries like this that make the car world go round. Here's my
version, the Secret History of the BMW 507.
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