Monday, October 03, 2022

this 1957 BMW 507 was delivered new to Venezuela and then taken home to Canada with its first owner. It rolled into a Philadelphia garage in 1978 and was left there. Finally, it's getting out of storage, and being offered for sale.

This 1957 BMW 507 Series II, was delivered to its first owner in Venezuela – American expat Lester Stebbins, who the Chief Scrutineer and the Director of Automobile Racing of Venezuela, and he was part of the Franco-Venezuelan team that raced a Ferrari 250GT to 6th overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1956. 

 When he left Venezuela Stebbins took his 507 with him, it was said to be his favorite car, and he later sold it to another collector.

1 comment:

  1. It's a great looking car. Sold at auction on 9/30 for $2.315 million

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