Re: BMW after WWII

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2008/10/9 18:34:31

Contrary to what PFH would have you to believe there were other bombers flying over Germany during WW2 besides the US 8th Airforce. The heavy Lancaster and Halifax bombers of the RAF and RCAF destroyed much of the BMW factory during a raid on Munich in 1943. In 1951 BMW unveiled the fabulous 501 at the Frankfurt Auto Show. They weren't cars many Germans could afford at something like 17000DM but certainly were well made and engineered cars. I sure wouldn't mind owning a 1951-1954 501 or 502 "Baroque Angel" to sit beside my Super Clipper. They are a high quality luxury car as were the Mercedes 300S and Sc brought out in 1952. One look at current values of these cars will tell you something of their quality. P.S. There is a restored 502 Cabriolet currently being offered for $270,000US if interested?

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