This rare 1950s BMW cost $9,000 new and will auction for an estimated $2.3 million – tour the 507 Roadster

This rare 1950s BMW cost $9,000 new and will auction for an estimated $2.3 million – tour the 507 Roadster

The BMW 507 Roadster is one of the rarest and most valuable BMWs ever made.

Only 253 examples were sold because a starting price of $9,000 in the late 1950s proved too expensive for most buyers.

This example will be auctioned off soon and is expected to sell for between $1.9 million and $2.3 million.

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If you've never heard of the BMW 507 Roadster, don't worry. With a mere 253 sold, most people probably haven't ever heard of the car, much less seen one. But if you are interested in owning one of the rarest and most valuable BMWs ever made, all you need is a spare seven figures.

This 1959 BMW 507 Roadster will be at Bonhams' Scottsdale Auction on January 21, and it's expected to fetch between $1.9 million and $2.3 million. You can view the listing here.

The 1950s were a golden era of gorgeous sports cars, giving rise to the Mercedes-Benz 300SL and the Jaguar XK120. In 1954, Max Hoffman “” an Austrian-born and US-based car importer “” convinced BMW to create